An entire civilization has vanished from a lush planet -- cities intact, no corpses, no trace of war. A human colonizing force boldly ventures to re-inhabit the vacant planet. But in just two days the Terran settlers disappear, too. Their fate: unknown.
Led by Col. David Steven Jefferson, a U.S. Space Infantry battle group combs the galaxy looking for the home world of a cruel alien race -- an enemy who has been secretly slave-raiding for centuries. This time they've gone to far...