When John Carver and his regulatory officers discover a new form of alien star travel, everything changes for the starship settlers of Greenworld II. Governor Victoria Hale has returned with a new ship and a new mandate. Regulatory Officer John Carver and the indefatigable settlers of Greenworld II have learned to trust but verify. They can't run home each time there is trouble, no matter what investors want. New technology, new allies, and a brave new world like none other will change everything for the starship settlers. All they must do is make more friends than enemies.