Eighteen-year-old Jarra has a lot to prove. After being awarded one of the militaryâs highest honors for her role in a daring rescue attempt, she finds herselfâand her Ape statusâin the spotlight. Jarra is one of the unlucky few born with an immune system that cannot survive on other planets. Derided as an âapeââa âthrowbackââby the rest of the universe, she is on a mission to prove that Earth Girls are just as good as anyone else. Except now the planet she loves is under threat by what could be humanityâs first-ever alien contact. Jarraâs braveryâand specialist knowledgeâwill once again be at the center of the maelstrom, but will the rest of the universe consider Earth worth fighting for?