When Technology starts losing the fight against over population, humanity seeks to establish a colony on Mars. Unfortunately, the overcrowding of Earth has had an unforeseen consequence. People can no longer handle wide-open spaces. Suicide is the norm for settlers, but those born on Mars do not have the same problem, neither do most of the youngsters who move to Mars. What can be done to acclimate kids as new worlds are found to settle? The answer comes when a single world with Earthlike conditions is found. A planetary summer camp called Adventure Quest is set up. However the project is at a critical point. Earth is dying and the only true world capable of mass colonization is the massive Adventure Quest world. Can those running the program save it and humanity before the pressure becomes too great?