On a planet light years from home, Zeke Taylor, a chance visitor from Earth, has been invited to enter an elite military academy. As the planet prepares to defend against attacks from a race of intelligent machines, all eyes are now on him. Some are hoping for his success. Some are not.
The first book of a series in the tradition of classic space opera. The next book in the series " Out Into Darkness", is in progress, the latest draft is available at
The story was overall good, although some plot elements were almost directly taken from Star Trek. Unfortunately, the low quality editing work interfered with my enjoyment. There are points where conversation between characters is written overly formally, and times when it isn't.