Skyler Luiken and Gloria Tsandi have smashed through the Swarm Blockade, but now they and their crews are scattered around the Carthage system. They must regroup and find a way back to Earth. If they can find a way back at all. Standing in the way are a race of horrifying, technologically advanced aliens armed with incredible weapons. Faced with the threat of an invasion of Earth, Skyler and Gloria must bring them down and set Carthage free. The crews must rely on each other to survive. But not everyone can be trusted...

Jason M. Hough is the New York Times bestselling author of the Darwin Elevator series and Zero World, published in the UK by Titan Books. He has been a 3D artist, animator, and game designer for Metal Fatigue, Aliens vs. Predator, and others.