When the silent spacecraft arrived and took the light in the world, nobody knew what to expect. When the Overlords finally demonstrated themselves it was a shock, but one which humankind could today cope with, and an era of peace, success and endless discretion began. But the children of this utopia dream unusual dreams of distant suns and alien planets, and soon they’ll be ready to join the Overmind … and, inside a grand and thrilling metaphysical climax, leave the Earth behind.