In this humorous space opera/adventure, America shows the world how to survive after mini-atom bombs fall. Two college friends become political rivals and then enemies. Carver Butcher an ordinary average man, in the tradition of Phillip K. Dick, develops a plan to transport people to another planet. A group of people races against a powerful organization to colonize a small, earth-like planet. A college romance reignites. Fast paced and nostalgic.