The End of the Tunnel

Learning how to live in an autistic transgender plural system in Portland, Oregon proves a difficult and exotic challenge for Ashwin Pember, former resident of the Sunspot. Even with the help of a brain that automatically translates language into meaning for them, and the assistance of a mysterious and powerful being that arranged the contact, the culture shock is significant. Still, Ashwin is quick to make friends with their hosts, Sarah and Goreth, and their loved ones. Which is good, because it just so happens that Earth is in jeopardy in the mean time, due to present Ktletaccete technology, and something must be done about it.