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The United States of North America is embroiled in a civil war against the Earth Confederation, which seeks to submit to the alien Sh'daar, limit human technology, and join the Sh'daar Galactic Collective. President Koenig of the USNA believes that surrender would doom humanity, yet the arrival of overwhelmingly advanced, apparently godlike aliens through an artificial wormhole in the Omega Centauri Cluster 16,000 light‑years from Earth forces him to confront a monumental choice. The novel explores the clash between military power, political ambition, and the enigmatic presence of an extraterrestrial force as North America battles for its identity and survival.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Science Fiction/Military Science Fiction
Authors: Ian Douglas
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