Indigo Night: Colony One

Sandra knows she might have to steal a space ship, one she made. But the earth is all but gone, a baron irritated planet a husk of what it once was. As an act of rebellion Dr. Sandra-Fay Jones, the most brilliant mind of her age has stollen her own interstellar ship, she knows something is waiting beyond earth's star. Determined to find what secrets the Galaxy holds for her she sets out towards the unknown.
Crashlanding on Alpha Centauri Sandra wakes to find an alien so unlike humans and a desert planet teeming with life, Nex is nothing like anything Sandra knows. So why is she drawn to the strange Alien woman who has been waiting to meet her?
Nex tells Sandra they must journey to the courts of Zenti to save humanity. Can Sandra convince the courts of Zenti that humanity is worth saving?