One day the future of mankind will depend on a single jump. Nathan McKinley, an archaeologist returns from a research trip in the Outworld to post-apocalyptic druidic Britain where the Order still tries to cling to power. After an underground train he travels in is blown up he discovers that his cousin Guinevere has been killed in the explosion. With help from Edgar, Guinevere's household robot, Nathan begins to ask questions.But asking too many questions can be dangerous, and Nathan will soon encounter some powerful enemies that don't like his theory about the African origin of the stone circles. To survive, Nathan will have to take a jump that will affect the future of mankind. As the Solar Nations expand their territory with the launch of 55 Cancri 1, the first star cruiser that will take on a forty-four-year long voyage, the battle for the religious domination of the galaxy is on.