An exhilarating novel about humanity's exodus in the not-so-distantfuture.

In the year 3500 AD, Earth becomes uninhabitable aftera fratricidal war, and the factions of humanity leave the planet insearch of a new home in the Alpha Centauri system.

Throughtechnological evolution and the development of an ArtificialIntelligence nanorobot virus injected into the bloodstream, known asstardust, humans embark on the colonization of new planets alreadyinhabited by other species. When the nanorobots gain self-awareness,humanity faces a disquieting dilemma.