From the depths of space, a mystery emerges. When a research station near Titan detects a mysterious object, Earth's factions scramble to investigate. It came from nowhere, appearing in an instant. Optical feeds show a spaceship, though it is far larger than anything humanity has built. Tech Sergeant James "Jim" Black is a squad leader in the United States Espatiers, the spacebourne warriors who fight pirates, counter terror, and defend the United States's space colonies. Fresh off a mission that devastated his platoon, their understrength force is dispatched to investigate the ship ahead of the US's rivals. He'll need all his training and every tool at his disposal, as his platoon clashes with deadly enemies while trying to solve the mystery of the powerful vessel. Where did it come from? and Why? This novel was a purely human endeavor, no AI at all. A previous version of this script was published with spelling errors. This has since been corrected.