Author Kevin J. Anderson brings us the tale of Barto a solder who has been fighting all his life. One day while he and his point man where facing down the enemy they got caught in an explosion that knocked them out. Upon awakening they find that the civilian population who had moved underground to continue to live while the war raged above them created a utopia where art and life was the bases for living. Barto at first finds this disturbing but eventually understands that these people are the reason why he must keep fighting. This is a great short book and I highly recommend it.