Frantic to escape an ambush by Nadeen soldiers, Colfar March flees his home world, Elta, and finds himself on Earth. Living among the residents of Gerber Springs, a peaceful prairie town, a young woman captures Colfar's heart. But the Nadeens are in pursuit. Determined to capture Colfar and his surviving teammates, the Nadeens make Colfar's vision for peace seem unobtainable as they threaten everything - and everyone - he cares for.