Welcome to Star City and the Planetary Council a new science fiction adventure story exploring the hazards and thrills of space life. It's time for the New Era. Enraptured just about the new civilian colonies scattered throughout the star system and abroad our characters set out to transform themselves from average Earth-dwellers to rounded space veterans. Meeting his lovely yet hardened military girl SeiWan embarks on a journey to visit her cold house planet light-years away. Encountering the enemy Resistance draws the two travelers into an all out battle. Being accepted into the military Captain Li and his vessel become a permanent addition to the Star City defense. Upon visiting the ominous Planetary Council Li and Lazarus discover the private secrets of the universe, gain cognition of the spirit, and become forever changed. What is the Alien mind like? Can sustained atomic discharge replace large rockets to get us off the planet? Who wish go and who wish stay? Who wish prevail and who wish die. Are we responsible enough to wield the powers and energies at our fingertips in advanced machines and concepts? The Alien expectation is a challenge to meet. Wish we remain a respected and welcome folk in the territory or wish we be shod back to our desperate planet? Encounter the enemy, face danger, meet galore absorbing people, and experience intriguing adventures. A reader who enjoys interesting, complex science fiction stories may enjoy this manuscript.