Gifted and insecure, Tim is surrounded by hardened marines and cliquish military scientists as he works on the most top secret project in the history of the Solar system. Little does he know that he stands at the cusp of a fork in history, where both man and robot are vying for control of the Martian Empire. The fate of millions, and of worlds, is on Tim's quaking shoulders as he uses his special talents to code complex cyphers that together comprise the most dangerous weapon humanity has ever known.