It has been more than 100 years since the ill-fated Hyperion Mission returned to Earth with evidence of not only First Contact, but Second and Third Contact as well. One of those was a hostile species from the Perseus Arm of the galaxy.

Fortunately, that species did not learn of Earth’s location at the time, but how long before they do? Should Earth remain in hiding, or should a mission be sent to find them before they find us?

Mike Rivera, captain of the Widowmaker, engineer Clifford Weston, and Kelsey Reader, press secretary for the Interstellar Space Consortium, unwittingly become involved in plots orchestrated by proponents of both sides of the equation.

Their lives and the fate of humanity hang in the balance.