"Jake looked up. he could hardly believe his eyes. That must be it, just a tiny streak of gold light whizzing silently, diagonally across the maze of fixed, everblinking stars. Faster and faster it went, closer and closer every second. So close, it seemed to beright in front of Jake's own eyes. he was frozen with terror, unable to take his eyes off the free-falling object he'd been so desperate to see just seconds ago."--Back cover.