Welcome to the Orbital ComplexA self-contained city above the Earth, an orbiting Utopia of four thousand permanent residents.All of whom are about to learn that there is no such thing as Utopia.All of them were scientists.Roger Cortland, a famous man with a taste for virtual reality, came to the Orbital Complex to continue his life's work. Marissa Correa came to work with Cortland, and observe this theoretical Utopian society up close. Jhana Meniskos came to work in "Orbital Park," the station's biodiversity preserve.But no Utopia is safe--from corruption, from sabotage, from corporate poison. And when this perfect world begins to unravel--attacked from Earth and from within--all three will have to fight to protect their work and their lives.

An unforgettable first novel that melds the heart and soul of hard science fiction with the twisting consciousness of virtual reality. The result is nothing short of extraordinary.