The Dark of Light (Starhawke Rising #1)

In the mid twenty-third century, unexplained planetary destruction threatens Earth’s sister planet, Gaia, and the nearly one million humans who call it home. Colonized when Earth faced environmental collapse, the planet has been a valuable agricultural resource, but the recent devastation threatens Gaia’s future. The Galactic Council assigns the crew of the Starhawke to investigate.

Captain Aurora Hawke has faced danger all her life. Her non-human mother was forced to seek refuge on Earth when an alien force attacked their homeworld, destroying all who resisted. Aurora won’t allow a similar fate to befall Gaia. But what her crew encounters on the planet’s surface raises more questions than answers, where nothing is what it seems. And uncovering the truth behind the destruction will bring them face to face with a deadly adversary of unimaginable power, one who anticipates their every move, and knows their every weakness.