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The fate of humanity lies on the shoulders of Burt Radcliffe, the new head of NASA's Near Earth Object program. He's been rushing the completion of DefenseNet, a ring of satellites that are both part of an early-warning system, as well as the means to eliminate incoming threats. Yet Burt knows that despite the world's best efforts, nothing can be done about the alert he's just received. Coming out of deep space is a danger that's been approaching since the dawn of time. A black hole. An unstoppable threat that promises death for all in its wake.

Aliens exist...and, as it turns out, most of them are fairly harmless. It's the humans you need to watch out for. Priya Radcliffe wasn't even born yet when the first set of terrorists struck. She was 17 when they struck again, but this time her parents paid the ultimate price. That was seven years ago, and since then, the United Nations finally agreed to field its first spaceborne military. Serving aboard one of the first true starships had been a dream of hers. All of her years of education and training had been geared for entering the service.

AE follows the story of Michael Forbes as he navigates the intricacies of temptation and loyalty while trying to be helpful in a world dominated by mafioso moves, alien AI, beauty, and attraction. Meanwhile, his girlfriend is being very naughty. Michael meets Una and Evan in this continuation of The Alien while the AI and Lizzie both go through a process of evolution and Silvio moves ahead with plans. An investigation team arrives from Home and some new players enter the field as Alien Encounters stack up and actions clash.

2066: Die Welt ahnt nichts von der Bedrohung, die auf sie zuhält. Das Schicksal der Menschheit ruht auf den Schultern von Burt Radcliffe, dem neuen Leiter des Programms Near Earth Object der NASA. Er treibt die Fertigstellung von DefenseNet voran, einem Satellitenring, der zugleich Frühwarnsystem und Mittel zur Abwehr nahender Bedrohungen ist.

Priya Radcliffe war noch nicht mal geboren, als die ersten Terroristen zuschlugen. Als sich die Anschläge wiederholten, war sie vierzehn, und dabei bezahlten ihre Eltern den höchsten Preis. Das war vor sieben Jahren. Seither haben sich die Vereinten Nationen letztlich darauf geeinigt, das erste Weltraumheer überhaupt aufzustellen. Priya träumt davon, an Bord eines der ersten echten Raumschiffe zu dienen. Darauf zielen all die Jahre ihrer Ausbildung und Schulung ab.