A signal has been detected on the outer edge of the galaxy, possibly from a colony ship thought lost nearly three thousand years ago. The Free Exchange, the dominant power of the known universe, puts together an unexpected crew to go find it. Only time will tell if this impossible beacon will change the course of human history forever.  IMPORTANT NOTICE This is the original rough draft of the book. I made this free while I was uploading chapters weekly. While still readable, this is not the polished version of the book. The revised version is at Amazon. Update: You can find sequel here.