Stranded light-years from home, Major Andrew Grayson and his crew are
on a desperate mission to discover the Lankies' secrets. They can't let
what they've found die with them.
Nine hundred light-years from home, Major Andrew Grayson and the crew of
NACS Washington are marooned in a sunless system with limited water,
reactor fuel, and food. The last hope for survival is to go where
nothing human has gone before.
After embarking on a scouting mission to the only moon with surface
signs of life, Andrew and his special tactics team make two startling
discoveries. One is a dream: a form of protein and plant life that could
save the starving humans in the rogue system. The second is a nightmare:
this harvested rock is infested with Lankies. Far from the seemingly
mindless aggressors Andrew has battled for years, these show a
terrifying awareness, and they have surprising secrets of their own
hidden away in the darkness.
When the Lankies sense an uninvited presence in their world, Andrew's
operation becomes an expedition to hell. The odds against his small crew
are stacked high. Of all the mysteries of space, how to escape with
their lives is the greatest unknown of all.
