Harbinger of Darkness: A First Contact Space Opera Thriller (The Outlier Book 1)

About the book

They were scouting for minerals. They found humanity's extinction. When former navy officer Arenna and her rough-edged survey crew stumble upon an uncharted tunnel system deep within an asteroid, they expect nothing more than abandoned mining shafts. Instead, they awaken something ancient, predatory, and decidedly nonhuman ... . Arenna's "by the book" approach is tested to its brink. As Arenna's team fights to survive their escape from the infested rock, they discover the horrifying truth: these aliens see through time itself, watching humanity's every move before it happens. When the crew glimpses their own deaths through alien technology, the stakes become brutally clear. Ships across the belt begin vanishing without a trace. The fragile peace between Earth and Mars shatters under an enemy that renders conventional warfare obsolete. Aboard her woefully inadequate scout ship with a crew fractured by loss and impossible choices, Arenna must decide whether to trust fragments of a future that may not be fixed or watch civilization burn. This gritty military space opera blends desperate survival, first contact horror, and the weight of sacrifice into a relentless tale where every choice echoes into an uncertain future. read more