Publisher's Synopsis
Colonel Nick Tanner set out months ago in search of the Umani, possibly Earth's only hope for salvation. Finding them brought revelations he struggles to accept, and now he's on his way home. Earth isn't the same. Not by a long shot. Lies beget more lies in his absence, until the truth is almost too extreme to believe.
Michael Tanner has struggled since his rescue to find his place in his new world. He questions his past, his existence, and the man he will be. Logically, he understands he is free to think, speak, and do whatever he chooses, and to learn. He has found a family. Every day is a stark juxtaposition to the first twenty-five years of his existence. Jacqueline Anderson is a soldier, raised with a hatred for the Areth. Her father questioned the lies from the beginning, and before his death, asked Phoenix to protect her. They taught her how to protect herself. She challenges Michael, moves him, and confuses him. She wants more from him than he knows how to give. She wants to understand the haunting shadows behind his eyes... and the scars that mark his body. The battle to survive comes to a crescendo, and Michael will finally discover the man he is meant to be. The enemy is now clear, and there is no turning back. It's time to take back Earth. There is no other choice.
