James Enoch was supposed to be dead. His archaeology career—and his life—ended in the fiery chaos of a botched excavation. Lania Surkov, a disgraced planetologist, wants nothing more than to restore her standing with the Terran Coalition and return to Earth. But after a century in cryo-sleep, both awaken lightyears from home with a mission that could ignite an interstellar war.
Cambridge II was believed to be a barren wasteland. Instead, it holds a thriving human colony—one predating the Coalition and powered by an alien terraforming device. As tensions escalate, James and Lania find themselves the only barrier between humanity and catastrophe.
In this gripping sci-fi thriller, ancient secrets collide with political intrigue. The fate of two worlds rests on those who have already lost everything.
