The universe hides countless secrets that Kira has just discovered the most deadly. 

Kira Navarez dreamed of living in new worlds. Now she woke up in a nightmare. During a routine survey mission on an uninhabited planet, Kira discovers an alien artifact. At first, she is thrilled, but the excitement turns to terror as the ancient dust begins to move. As war breaks out among the stars, Kira embarks on a journey of discovery and transformation that spans the entire galaxy. The first contact is not what she imagined, and the events push her to the limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own nightmares, Earth and its colonies are on the brink of annihilation. Now Kira may be the greatest and last hope of humanity... 

The orange gas giant, Zeus, was low on the horizon. Huge and massive, it emitted a rosy glow. Around it, a cluster of bright stars shone against the blackness of space, while beneath the watchful gaze of the giant, a gray wilderness with rocks stretched out. A small cluster of buildings stood in an otherwise desolate area. Domes, tunnels, and rooms with windows. A space of warmth and life in the alien environment. They would leave in the morning. They would board their transport, the Fidanza, which was already in orbit around Adra. In a few days, she and all the members of the ten-person survey team would enter cryogenic sleep, and when they woke up on Swan 61, twenty-six days later, they would part ways. It would be the last time she would see Alan for... she didn't know how long. Months, at least. If they were unlucky, over a year.