A little more than 200 years into the future, humanity begins the process of colonization beyond Earth. It is a new era of great exploration; massive advantages in technology allow the creation of spacecraft so advanced that it seems you become a living part of the machine.The future of the people traveling in this new spacecraft is bright. Their goals, their dream of a greater humanity bringing life beyond Earth, are high. New technology allows people to reach out and grasp what was previously impossible. Aging and disease are things of the past. Governments have long ago dealt with issues of war and pollution on Earth. Our world is now a safer, cleaner, healthier place, and as these achievements were reached, humanity needed to set new goals. It is time for some of us to leave and bring Earth's life to new planets beckoning us to help them come to life.The great new ship, the Evolution Fulfillment, is as big as a small city. The tragic failures of the past are behind us; this time is going to be different. This ship will hold more than 400 people, primarily scientists and engineers, all going on this one-way journey that will now take only a little less than a quarter of a century.Islands in the Void opens with the Evolution Fulfillment approaching its 22nd year of this journey. It is on this peaceful and successful island of humanity, far from anyone, deep in the vastness of space, where they must come to terms with an unsettling reality: They are not alone, they are not safe, they are not armed, and they are not fast enough to get away. A problem is coming to them, and they cannot escape. Now they must intelligently use the technological resources of this unique spacecraft in order to survive.
