A NEW YORK TIMES notable book from Hugo Award-winning author Robert Reed. The son of a UFO researcher, Agent Cornell Novak is the perfect candidate for a secret government project, where humans go through portals and emerge as aliens. Cornell crosses a portal with Porsche, and together they embark upon a bizarre odyssey. When he returns to Earth, Cornell realizes that his greatest challenge is yet to come, as he faces secrets more shattering than any of his encounters on the other side.