In the twenty-fourth century, government is corrupt, greedy and wary of rebellion. Criminals are lobotomized and sold as slaves. Social class is predetermined and surgically implanted. Life on Gate World is perilous for those on the lower rungs. Beautiful, courageous and telepathic, Jo Youngblood did her best to live below the political radar. But when she teleports out of danger in front of hundreds of witnesses, her rare and remarkable talent makes her as infamous as she is valuable. The government wants this genetic ability and she has learned that on Gate World, what the government wants it usually gets. When rebellion severs the only physical link with Earth, Jo is forced to rely on instinct and trust against her base nature to survive on Gate World.