A science fiction novel set against a fictionalized backdrop of state-owned enterprise reforms more than twenty years ago. All its characters come from the fictional megafactory known as Factory 839. As the factory crumbles, an apocalypse descends upon humanity. Over the course of twenty years, five children of Factory 839 employees search tirelessly for Earth’s last surviving Skyfloat Orbs, whether for their own sake or for others. Only these Skyfloat Orbs, which brought Factory 839 decades of glory, can save humanity… But as they search, they discover that they aren’t the only ones looking for the last Skyfloat Orbs. A crisis is quietly closing in…