Evan Marshall has lost too many good people. Friends. Allies. People who trusted him.

Now the enemy isn't just hunting him. They're hitting everyone he's ever worked with, and they don't care who dies in the crossfire.

So Evan hits back.

A desperate strike deep behind enemy lines changes the balance of power. But victory comes at a cost, and the window to stay ahead is shrinking fast.

A breakthrough aboard the Ascendant reveals capabilities no one imagined, and points toward a destination that's been awaiting their arrival for four thousand years.

What they find there rewrites everything they thought they knew about the Makers, the war, and the ship they're flying.

What they wake up may not let them leave.