The battle against the Lankies has been won. Earth seems safe.
Peacetime military? Not on your life.
It's been four years since Earth threw its full military prowess against
the Lanky incursion. Humanity has been yanked back from the abyss of
extinction. The solar system is at peace. For now.
The future for Major Andrew Grayson of the Commonwealth Defense Corps
and his wife, Halley? Flying desk duty on the front. No more nightmares
of monstrous things. No more traumas to the mind and body. But when an
offer comes down from above, Andrew has to make a choice: continue
pushing papers into retirement, or jump right back into the fight?
What's a podhead to do?
The remaining Lankies may have retreated in fear, but the threat isn't
over. They need to be wiped out for good before they strike again.
That'll take a new offensive deployment. Aboard an Avenger warship,
Andrew and the special tactics team under his command embark on the
ultimate search-and-destroy mission. This time, it'll be on Lanky turf.
No big heroics. No unnecessary risks. Just a swift hit-and-run raid in
the hostile Capella system. Blow the alien seed ships into oblivion and
get the hell back to Earth. At least, that's the objective. But when
does anything in war go according to plan?
