The aliens came twice. The third time, humanity will be ready—or so they think.
Jacob Brown has spent his life preparing to defend Earth from the enemies who nearly wiped it out. When he joins the first spaceborne military, he believes he’s finally found his purpose among the stars. But graduation brings a new mission, one that will take him far from safety and deep into a world ruled by chaos.
Chosen for a covert operation he barely understands, Jacob soon discovers that the greatest threats aren’t only alien. On this planet, every choice could be his last.
Joshua Dalzelle’s Marine launches a pulse-pounding new military science fiction saga about courage, loyalty, and the price of survival in a hostile universe.