Alpha Centauri

Alpha Centaury, Earth has become a toxic place to live. Two five person teams are selected to search the cosmos for a habitable place to live among the stars. When they arrive the leader of the dying race has a secret. When he takes Newell (the leader of the second team), into his confidence It may upset the delicate balance of the whole Alpha Centaury system. The story actually begins some 400 years earlier on a planet by the name of Elexis. The race of beings on Elexis are highly developed but a bit lazy. They develop androids to do the menial tasks of life and sit back while the androids eventually self replicate and evolve into sentient beings themselves. Then take control of Elexis. When the few remaining Elexians become aware of what has happened, it may to late.