In the Twenty-second Century, mankind has largely abandoned a toxic earth, spreading out across the solar system, linked by invisible electronic networks broadcast over the vast distances. An epidemic rages from the ice mines of Europa to the massive L5 colonies orbiting the home planet.
Pirates, privateers, and hackers throughout the system are ready when PharCom announces the development of a major new vaccine. The broadcast path would run from the Martian lab to the corporate satellite, and they rush to get in line. Jackson and the Freedom Club hacker crew were already there. During a séance, their Angel contact gave them early warning of the 'cast and the path.
Jackson is one of the best hackers in the system, but this one is so big, even he might not be able to break its security shell. So FC hires some backup: a Siamese twin sister team called Buffalo 66. Along with a mystery about their origin, they bring a drug that will change the way humans-living and deceased-will interact with the Net forever.