How far would you go to help a parasitic insect from the stars? Tweeskzaht nudges human civilization and technology forward from the shadows. Unaware of the war in the stars above it, Earth is in the cross-hairs of both sides. To save her adopted home, she must reveal herself to a small band of humans. Will Mike's self-sacrifice, Kindra's cunning, and David's intelligence be enough to save Earth from becoming a hunting ground?

Kindra returns to Earth with her alien friends, but is humanity ready to accept them? Tweeskzaht's plan did not include a cantankerous Aquilan captain and a seven-foot Pantheran lion. Her carefully planned experiment spirals out of control as more humans meet the aliens. Will acceptance win friendship or will fear condemn us all?

Captured by Captain Sun and adopted into her pride, David searches for a way home without endangering Earth. Understanding the Pantherans is difficult. Getting them to understand humans may be impossible. Can David live long enough to convince them not to stick their paws into the hornets' nest that is humanity?