Commander Martin Takener arrives with the starship NOVA GALACTICA and other units of the Earth fleet in the distant galaxy of Nyroo, the legendary ancestral home of the Nugrou species, to whose legacy humanity owes its technological progress. But the distant galaxy is now dominated by insectoid conquerors, the Qalaak. Surprisingly, Takener and his companions meet human settlers who made their way here from Earth long ago – Across Galaxies...

Brian Carisi (Alfred Bekker ) is a well-known author of fantasy novels, thrillers and books for young people. In addition to his major book successes, he has written numerous novels for suspense series such as Ren Dhark, Jerry Cotton, Cotton reloaded, Kommissar X, John Sinclair, and Jessica Bannister. He has also published under the names Neal Chadwick, Henry Rohmer, Conny Walden, Sidney Gardner, Jack Raymond, Jonas Herlin, Adrian Leschek, John Devlin, Brian Carisi, Robert Gruber, and Janet Farell.