Where does the first couple of interplanetary exploration go for a honeymoon? A lost alien base in the Antarctic, of course…

The Presidents’ Ball was a success, but as long as Zafir retains his throne, the Moon hangs like a malevolent presence in the sky – and there is so much left to do…

Facilities and funding for the arming of the Selenite resistance is needed. They desperately need more liftwood, and no one knows if the Phoenix expedition to Mars will succeed. Walter and Eleanor decide to combine several things at once for their honeymoon.

How are the Selenites going to pay for it all if their best buyer is off exploring mines in Russia? Who’s been stealing blueprints from First Hanger archives? How can they get more help without hiring nefarious agents as well? How will their Earth wedding compare to their Selenite one? Is the abandoned liftwood research station anything more than a myth? How can any trees still be growing at a station in the Antarctic? And what if growing liftwood on Earth wasn’t the only research going on there?

“Does anyone else feel like a mouse being examined by an eagle…”
– Expedition Botanist George Washington Carver