What awaits us after death? Some think there’s nothing, others hope for hell or heaven. Perhaps, though, your unique soul will be noticed by a powerful civilization that will put it into an artificial body, pair it with an artificial intelligence that isn’t very talkative, and send it to a distant planet destroyed by a magical catastrophe… And then—survive as best you can. In reward, they promise citizenship in the universe, wealth, and influence. But the task is incredibly difficult—and possibly even impossible.