<p>The year is 2117.&nbsp; The United World Science Foundation has sanctioned a team of geologists to explore the remote minor planet known as Sedna.&nbsp; About one-half the diameter of Pluto, Sedna orbits twice as faraway from Earth as Pluto is, and at this distance, it receives only weak sunlight and is dark, cold, and forbidding.&nbsp; Discovered in the first decade of the twenty first century, the first astronauts landed on its surface in 2087. &nbsp;This geological team will be the first scientists to explore the surface of this remote icy world. &nbsp;Astronomers have been unable to explain the unusual mass, density, and gravitational attraction measured for such a small dwarf planet.&nbsp; The two hemispheres are dramatically different, one side similar to our moon while the other side is more like the surface of Mars.&nbsp; In 2104, Sedna became the home of the Sedna International Observatory.&nbsp; After years of construction, in 2014 its 30-meter telescope saw first light and immediately began making important discoveries. &nbsp;The seven-year geological mission to Sedna on starship Tesla includes a year to explore and chart the dwarf planet to answer those puzzling geological mysteries.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The novel follows these scientists as they journey through our solar system, explore Sedna, and discover &ldquo;something wonderful&rdquo; on its surface. &nbsp;Technical problems on their three-year journey home forces unscheduled landings on Triton and Mars yet provides unforgettable opportunities to visit these unique worlds.&nbsp; An unanticipated revelation awaits them upon their return home.</p>