In a world where scientists battle everything from inadvertently devious computers to futuristic medical catastrophes, danger is simply a fact of life. In this collection of experimental short stories, follow the adventures of two families, the unflinching Dallens and the offbeat Andersons, across the galaxies and the years. With the courage of their loved ones in their hearts, they must face the perils of space and time even as their unforgiving universe threatens to obliterate them.