Humanity has been kept bound within the solar system for decades by a hostile alien race known as the Screen. The military and government have resigned themselves that humans will never explore the stars. But the crew of the experimental starship EXODUS have defied the odds and escaped the solar system.Rechristened the PHOENIX, the ship is commanded by former cadets John Roberts and Julie Olson. They have already demonstrated the Screen can be defeated and are now on the hunt for them to learn what this alien race has planned for humanity.Join the crew of the PHOENIX as they take humanity's first steps into space. What will they see? Who will they encounter?This is the second novel in the exodus series.