When the highly advanced Sulranian Empire encounters an implacable foe, whose numbers defy all odds and destroy worlds without pause, Nelsen Rybek finds himself an unwitting companion to Andreya, a woman with no idea who she is. One thing is clear - there is more going on than even the mighty Imperium itself is aware of. As systems begin to fall beneath the onslaught, the Empire must come to terms with the fact that the war is lost before it has even begun. Only Andreya may be able to help, the only problem is she doesn't know how... Insurmountable Odds is part one of the trilogy, When Stars...