It wasn't the first home she'd lost. It won't be the last.


Skye's not a people person, never has been. But when Earth is destroyed in an intergalactic turf war, she finds herself representing the last of her kind. To ensure their survival - and her own - she'll need to prove her worth, sharpen her social skills, and learn everything she can on the fly.


Enter Kas, a scientist on an Alliance discovery ship. His sole purpose in life is to study rare and unknown species. But with foresight of the looming war, Kas must convince his shipmates to venture to Earth before it's too late. Preserving the human race may be his greatest achievement or cause his untimely death.


Navigating the cosmos is no simple feat when darkness lurks in every waystation, and trust is in short supply. But the war just started and the clock is ticking -it's only a matter of time before they'll need to pick a side. For the sake of all species involved, they must work together through political landmines, rebel hunters, and fates worse than death.