With the invention of the Zathura system and a new hyperspace generator, Colonel Frank Carson and his son, Jason Carson, stand at the threshold of sending men into deep space exploration for the first time, ushering an era of unlimited potential.

The inventions also send men of shadowy designs scheming to get their hands on the two technologieseven at the cost of the Carsons lives.

When Colonel Frank Carson suddenly disappears over the sands of Australia, Jason promptly realizes that he must face and outwit the hidden enemies at all fronts if he is to hold to the critical technologies, as well as rescue his lover, a French spaceship pilot and black-belt WingChun instructor.