| Harold Crick leads a humdrum |
| existence as an IRS agent |
| harassing people. Every step |
| he takes is calculated but he |
| soon realizes that something |
| is missing from his life. One |
| day an event occurs that |
| will change all that. |
| Russ Durwitz exists from |
| day to day an an image |
| consultant when out of the |
| blue he meets an 8-year who |
| looks like the child he was. |
| Before long he gets answers |
| to questions that he had. |
| Rick gets booted out of the |
| NFL and heads over to |
| Italy to play football there. |
| He receives a great offer |
| home but turns it down, citing |
| his debt to his new teammates, |
| many of who don't even collect |
| a paycheck. They play for pizza. |
| This work deals with the |
| ongoing struggle between |
| the Earth Community and. |
| empire. The latter has ruled |
| for 5000 years but has only |
| wrecked lives and destroyed |
| the planet. The other choice |
| involves working together |
| for the benefit of all. |