Inheritance Saga

After an alien invasion is repelled, the United Earth Government takes the next logical step-create a Strike Force to pursue the retreating aliens, taking the fight to their homeworld. It is, however, a plan with unintended (or unreported) consequences. Families are assured they will be taken care of, and are shipped to base housing. They quickly begin to question just what "being taken care of" will actually entail. Promised a safe return to their families, the Strike Force trains for battle while traveling aboard unproven Near-Light-Speed (NLS) ships. The truth kept from everyone is a little detail called time dilation. "To duty, no matter the cost."

When the cryonic chambers aboard an escape pod hiss open, the survivors of Alpha Team must decide if the planet they approach is Earth, or if something went terribly wrong with the automated guidance systems while they slept. The landmasses are utterly unfamiliar, leaving little doubt it is an alien world. As they debate their options, orbital debris strikes the escape pod, and they tumble into the atmosphere. Heroic efforts are made to control the descent, but the crash is devastating. The team struggles - to survive once again, to come to terms with the violence of the past, and to understand the complex social structures of a place which, to all appearances, is idyllic.