Starship Defender · Beyond Human Space

The best ship in human history is based on stolen alien tech… and now its inventors want it back.

Years ago, a group of aliens crashed onto Earth, and we used their tech to improve ours. Mankind expected to create faster-than-light engines, conquer the stars, and join the league of technologically advanced space civilizations without facing any difficulties. Humanity was short-sighted.

When Commander O’Donnell first boarded the Defender, he didn’t plan to defy Fleet Command, become an outlaw, steal the best ship in human history, or fight our ugly alien cousins. Nobody ever said that fighting a technologically advanced alien race was easy.

Now that the aliens’ friends have arrived, Earth’s only hope rests upon the shoulders of an unorthodox commander and an insubordinate ship AI. A galactic war is brewing. And we’re likely to lose.

If the Defender falls, humanity is doomed. Better find somewhere to hide.