The Hive has been awarded an Honorable Mention at the 2013 Southern California Book Festival.

A period of relative galactic peace is dawning at the end of The Second Predaxian War. Now Dave Brewster can confidently resume his mission to found a thousand new colonies for the Council of Humanity. With the assistance of his team and their new allies on Tak-Makla, success seems assured. Unfortunately, the life of an explorer is never that easy.

Join Dave again as he returns to Tak-Makla and makes a discovery that will change the course of mankind forever. Walking through the corridors of The Hive with its ten billion spider-like agents, the last thing he expected to find is a beautiful young woman. What she tells him will contradict everything he knew about human life and evolution, upend the balance of power in two galaxies, and ultimately lead to an unimaginable journey to another galaxy.

The Hive is a story of redemption. No matter which planet we come from, we all bear the scars of our brutal and tyrannical pasts. Our darker side can reappear anytime people become complacent or apathetic. The advances of science and technology only improve our ability to control and manipulate our brothers. Can any of us ever break free of the past and be truly noble and just? The odds are stacked against Dave and Fa-a-Di this time.