A sinister new alien foe has emerged.When Ben Saito goes searching for his father and the fate of the powerful starship sent on a mission to secure peace with Earth's colonies, he finds more questions than answers.It's clear that at least some of the starship and her crew survived, but where have they gone? Colony forces soon arrive, asking their own questions, and they don't care for Earthers snooping around. At first, they suspects an Earth trap...