Shadows Bear No Names

Overview: Ray is a simple man. He captains a rusty old Consortium freighter for a few credits a month. He just wants to be left alone. Then fate puts Ray in the center of an intergalactic conspiracy and a first-contact scenario that may very well be the end of the human race. Poor Ray. When a bumbling priest refuses to let Ray turn away from destiny, the humble captain must discover hidden strengths. He joins forces with Admiral Rebecca Conway, a powerful commander who is just beginning to glimpse the hidden treacheries within her government. Meanwhile, Ray's crewmember Sarah survives a crash on a backward planet. Sarah reluctantly works for the local mafioso until she meets Ga'an, the last member of a long-dead alien race, and who may hold the key to defending the universe against a massive invasion from an evil force of unspeakable power.