Synopsis: In 2167, an electromagnetic wave--the result of the explosion of a supernova--bathed the earth in harmful radiation. Now, 186 years later, an even more harmful "second wave" is on its way. Meanwhile, a fifteen-year-old computer genius named Shima Katase has just entered a space academy and... In 2167, an electromagnetic wave--the result of the explosion of a supernova--bathed the earth in harmful radiation. Now, 186 years later, an even more harmful "second wave" is on its way. Meanwhile, a fifteen-year-old computer genius named Shima Katase has just entered a space academy and is teetering on the brink between star pupil and class troublemaker. But as the Second Wave hurdles toward Earth, she may be a key player in minimizing its damaging effects. [More]