One week ago, the human race learned they were not alone in the universe when a mysterious ship appeared in orbit around Earth. All attempts to contact it have failed. That's where Captain James Bernhard comes in. As the lead military officer in charge of what is called the Alpha Contact Contingency, he will lead a team of scientists and special forces operatives in a recommissioned space shuttle to explore the gargantuan alien spaceship. But there is something else on board the alien craft, something perhaps more deadly than the massive invasion force waiting in stasis. A lifeform is on the...