From the national bestselling author of 'The Terrans' comes the explosive next novel in the First Salik War series. The V'Dan always believed they were the chosen race of an Immortal Goddess, destined to make their mark on the galaxy. For the last few centuries, they had interacted peacefully with the other sentient species - save for the cold, amphibious, and vicious Salik. Now the Salik war against the V'Dan has been engaged. And it's up to Prince Li'eth and the beautiful and mysterious ambassador from the motherworld to utilize a strange new technology - their last and only hope to save their people from extinction.