After his sudden arrival in the Mariel star system, his ship Doubtful broken and his crew decimated, Captain Rogers has fought his way back to self-sufficiency in a new universe. Over the months they have established a reputation as a fair and competent mercenary ship. Their fledgling alliance with the powerful Consortium has opened many doors for them. Then a rival economic power called The Agency takes notice of Rogers' efforts to rally independent ship owners against them and trouble isn't far behind. The mysterious rumors of a hidden space station left behind by the Ancients start a race to see who can find and profit from it first. Just when he needs his ship at full battle readiness, Rogers' original remaining crew members begin to fall ill. As he deals with this mysterious illness and the Ancients haunting his dreams, urging him to help them activate this station no one has ever seen, the Agency lays down a bottom line, promising armed conflict if Rogers won't surrender to their demands. When his people come under fire, and his alliances begin to waver, Rogers must look to the unknown promise of the Ancients to save himself once gain. [Book II of the Horizon Crossover series | Science Fiction (PG) released in 2014 by Dragonfly Publishing, Inc.]