The rebellion has been utterly crushed. Lord Anakreon and his crew are fleeing for their lives. Now, as the handful of survivors are hunted throughout the Empire, he conceives of one last, desperate plan. Winning is impossible. Survival is unlikely. But he will have his revenge. And might just take some of the enemy with him... For his apprentice, Tristan, time is running out. His entire life has been leading up to this point: he must step through the ancient alien Portal that killed his father. What lies beyond it, no one knows, because no one has ever survived the journey. But he has to try. The Black Ships are consuming planet after planet; utterly unstoppable in their bid to wipe out all life as we know it. What he stands to learn could save the entire galaxy...or destroy it. The Earth Warden Saga is a pulse-pounding burst of action and adventure with a cast of powerful Wardens, quirky robots and seductive assassins.