Humanity's endpoint is here. Two thousand years in the future, the earth is dying--and so are its people. A trust fund-rich kid, his childhood friend, and a group of scientists embark on a fool's errand to save our species. Funding the creation of earth's first faster-than-light drive, they make plans to take humankind to the stars and seed other worlds. But instead of being hailed as heroes, they face roadblocks from greedy corporations, politicians...