Shattered Horizon plot events unfold in the near future, near the moon, where there is a serious Stannaries accident, which ends in the ejection of near-Earth space a billion tons of asteroids. Surviving miners and nearby space station, astronauts find themselves in a difficult situation: all the stocks at the end, the chances of survival are close to zero, and escape, of course, everyone wants. Here you have the motivation to unleash a local conflict.