Earth is now polluted with a toxic atmosphere and largely deserted, most of its inhabitants having been forced to relocate to the distant planet of Exallon-4 and its planetary group. New relations with alien beings, diverse cultures and foreign worlds are strained, becoming increasingly volatile. Cold Cut to Xentia depicts a future that is controversial and thwart with danger. It is an absorbing read in which the stability and survival of mankind hangs in the balance.