Mary's and Shem's parents had tried to set up a colony on Proxima B in the previous book; Genesis II- Bershit- In the Beginning, and they volunteered to help a peace-making mission with the neighbouring planet. Shem faces possible execution for alleged war crimes, but that is much less dramatic that the fate that awaits Mary in this roller-coaster tale as she tries everything to get him released from jail.
Mary's and Shem's parents had tried to set up a colony on Proxima B in the previous book; Genesis II- Bershit- In the Beginning, and they volunteered to help a peace-making mission with the neighbouring planet. Shem faces possible execution for alleged war crimes, but that is much less dramatic that the fate that awaits Mary in this roller-coaster tale as she tries everything to get him released from jail.