<p><strong>The most dangerous race in the galaxy is the race against time.</strong></p><p>And the second most dangerous race? The Galactic Great Council believes it&rsquo;s the Humans. However, as the captain and officers of the Earth ship Marco Polo are about to find out, Humanity has plenty of competition for that title.</p><p>While visiting Kula&rsquo;as, Captain Takamura and his crew are recruited by aliens for a covert mission. The Thryggians may be close to breaking out of their pocket universe using a psi-powered heavy ship left over from an ancient war. If they succeed in activating the ship, they&rsquo;ll be unstoppable. Can a bickering bunch of Humans and aliens work together to find and steal the vessel before it is too late?</p>