Keith Huntsman Knihy

Soon after the starship Angel ’s secret launch from Gaea, Jander Steele and his Omega Corps plummet headlong into the perils of galactic conflict. The ruthless pirates of Ertain know the location of his foundling planet, Arcadia, and will stop at nothing to destroy the thin line of Corpsmen defending her. Even worse, Ertain has already ravaged a thousand ships throughout the Stellar Confederation, threatening to plunge the entire galaxy into chaos.Jander pledges to find Ertain and end its menace, but with his one ship and three hundred crew, they are absurdly outnumbered. He has one great the brilliant minds and uncanny paranormal skills of his Corpsmen. Despite their inexperience, will they be enough? He won't find out until the battle begins.

Jackson Alexander Steele, the young genius known as Jander, earned his Ph.D. in behavioral and quantum physics, yet so far has avoided employment at any of the mind-numbing organizations trying to recruit him. But when a mysterious visitor with telepathic skills risks her safety to persuade him to "activate" his own latent powers, Jander must weigh the unknown perils of accepting her proposition. Saying "yes" will put him through unspeakable agony and test his courage beyond anything he has ever known. What hangs in the balance? Only the future of the ungrateful humans of Gaea, and of civilizations beyond, to the farthest reaches of space. Does Jander have a choice?