Captain Taylor Ray commands a deep space recon crew patrolling the edges of known space, collecting easy paychecks for finding nothing. For decades, Earth Fleet has sent ships to search for remnants of the Hedalt Empire, our long-defeated alien enemy. They find only abandoned outposts and ghost colonies. Until now. One faint signal. One unexpected detour. Captain Ray uncovers a secret that contradicts everything he thought he knew. The war never ended. It hasn't even begun...