What should you do when you've been accidentally abducted by aliens? As a lonely orphan just trying to survive, Oliver Wetherbee has never really thought about it. Until now his biggest concern has been how to avoid bullies on the way to his next meal. But his problems are about to get bigger - astronomically bigger. In just few days' time Oliver will discover a universe far beyond the walls of the orphanage, a universe full of staggering wonders and nightmarish dangers. He will also discover powerful abilities within himself - abilities that may help him reshape a galaxy in turmoil...Or deliver it into destruction.