Aurora Palmer, a rebellious high school teen has learned a stunning secret: she is the orphan child of alien parents, genetically bred with the abilities of a Star Runner, a powerful race born to navigate faster-than-light starships across the galaxy. Only a small circle of close friends know Aurora's secret: her boyfriend Scott Davis, best friend cheerleader Kristine Sullivan, science nerd Gus Wheeler, and the secretive Monica Dark, a Dark Star Runner who, like Aurora, was stranded on Earth as a child.