The fate of Earth is sealed, and the population must be evacuated. The oganesson, which Pyrrus and Kerk deliver, is not enough to protect against the increasingly strong radiation from space. Only a fraction of the population can be evacuated. The choice is hard but must be done. Pyrrus and Kerk choose to evacuate minorities from all corners of Earth. How to manage the chaos? How to make room for all the refugees in the few spaceships available? Will the refugees have a place in the new Andromeda colonies?

An old family secret also has devastating consequences for Pyrrus' and Kerk's participation in the evacuation. The disaster is closer than ever.

The tenth and final novel about the space adventurers Pyrrus and Kerk, whose motto is 'It will get better'.