An exotic aquatic world, pleasantly temperate, and so far uninhabited by intelligent beings—the Grosnops are happy. Will this be the new home for their civilization, the one they’ve been searching for so long?

Marchenko is skeptical. This planet simply seems too perfect—as if it had been created specifically to meet the needs of his alien friends. Of course, no one believes him. Who would be capable of setting up an entire planet as a trap? And why would anyone go to such lengths?

But then something happens that not even Marchenko could have imagined…

The thrilling finale of a long search.