Cassiopia Cassell's high IQ had always been too much for the men she'd dated. Fortunately, her career in robotics had allowed a comfortable immunity from most contemporary demands for social grace. But now her beloved father was missing, and the only way to rescue him required she retain the services of a man with special abilities, a man she did not care for, and one she would have to convince to accompany her through an unexplained portal that led to dangers beyond imagination.