Venus-a research habitat in the North Atlantic-learned to communicate with a very special young man long before humans inhabited her decks. Eleven years later, sixteen-year-old Mick Beaumont has long given up on his friend inside the computer. He's determined to leave what he sees as a loser lifestyle and return to terra firma.On the day of the scheduled rising, nothing happens as it should. Mick's at a loss to explain the breakdowns, despite being...