Librarian's Note: an alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.

With the immediate threat to Earth from the Coalition abated and an Alliance fleet in orbit; humanity must come to terms with a very real, very large alien presence in the Sol System, and a growing presence on Terra. Major Joe Hunt and Doctor Rhea Stokes and the rest of their team must now deal with official representation from the Alliance as Earth is dragged deeper into the reality of being a member of an inter-galactic community, and while no threats have come to the surface on Earth, there is little doubt that the Coalition will return to Earth to discover the fate of their mission starship.