Maeve McKinnon, a computer nerd from the Prosperia system, is wrongfully accused of a capital crime. She avoids the death penalty, commuting the sentence by signing on to a hit intergalactic reality show. Contestants compete in weekly challenges, winning means a ratings boost. The contestant with the lowest ratings is voted off the show each week, never to be heard from again.Now Maeve is trapped on a luxury ship, dozens of warp gates from Earth, with celebrities, mutants, and othe...