After discovering the secret of Venus, Zack Jackson thought he was in for the exciting adventure of a lifetime. Instead, he and his friends found themselves stranded on a dead planet 163,000 light years from the Cytherean Academy on Venus. Now, they worry about getting home before everyone they know and love thinks they're dead. As they struggle to survive the hostile alien environment, they uncover forgotten secrets that could destroy the Devoran Empire and change the Galactic Confederation forever.