Nick Abrahams still holds the official world record for the number of space launches, but heâs bored stiff with his job hosting space tours. Only when his wife leaves him, however, does he try to change his life.
He accepts a tempting offer from a Russian billionaire. In exchange for making a simple repair on Neptuneâs moon Triton, he will return to Earth a multi-millionaire, enabling him to achieve his âimpossible dreamâ of buying his own California vineyard.
The fact that Nick must travel alone during the four-year roundtrip doesnât bother him at all, as he doesnât particularly like people anyway. Once en route he learns his new boss left out some critical details in his job descriptionâdetails that could cost him his life, and humankind its existenceâŠ