Born in a top-secret NASA bioengineering program, Orson and his brothers were forged to be a new class of men: Harder. Stronger. Able to withstand the unimaginable stresses of prolonged space travel. But what happens to the subjects when the experiment is over? Following the ignominious collapse of the space program, Orson now ekes out a living salvaging scrap metal from the rising waters that have drowned the world"s coastal cities. Tainted by scandal and shunned as a freak, he just wants to be left alone. Unfortunately, his luck hasn"t changed for the better. When he stumbles into the middle of a high-profile celebrity kidnapping, he quickly finds himself embroiled in an escalating battle of self-serving factions, all vying for a piece of one little girl - a child whose fame is more dangerous than the coldest interstellar vacuum.