'I can teach you lots of tricks,' she purred, and her mind rubbed his like a furry cat. 'You'll have to work hard, but you'll like it.' From the moment Andrew's eyes meet Zidran's, as she swoops over Earth in spacecraft JE64792, their minds are linked. Sharing thoughts with an alien is unreal - it's mind-blowing! Zidran teaches him extraordinary tricks. Mind over matter. It is hard work, but he likes it - until he begins to suspect that everything he loves may be at risk...Can he give up the power and excitement Zidran offers? Can he challenge her alien values? Can Andrew Shewan, age 14, gamble for the world?