The Year 2425: Humankind's colonization of space has been a total bust, accomplishing nothing more than making the moon a convenient dumping ground for nuclear wastes. When Fornax Nehrengel, a brilliant, young entrepreneur, identifies a means for trapping the otherwise useless radioactive sludge, harnessing the energy in a battery so advanced that crossing the solar system would be measured in hours rather than years, a light-speed adventure ensues. Fornax runs for his life as future space progress hangs in the balance.