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The eleventh book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams. Against overwhelming odds they fought to tame a savage land, now they must fight to keep it. For three tumultuous generations they had struggled to harness an alien wilderness, to lay the bold foundation for their dreams. But now, just as a radiant future beckons, they are menaced by distant powers hungry to seize what they have so bitterly won.

Vesta Colony has a problem: Aliens are snatching men until they disappear for good. Humanity's defensive forces are stretched too thin to help a distant outpost, and so, the desperate founders, as well as their investors, are given the bad option of recruiting the worst while bribing the rest.

After the journey to Emporium that was wrought with secrets and devastating alien attacks, Alex and his family hunger for more knowledge. He's desperate to find out more about his own people—the reclusive Atlanteans who were once chased off Earth by primitive humans. Alex and his family travel to the border planet of Crossroads, where they can begin their search for answers. Their arrival at Crossroads leads to turmoil from the very beginning. With danger around every corner, Alex must contend with deadly assassins and alien gangsters in his quest to reach Atlantis.

Vesta Colony has a problem, aliens are snatching men until they disappear for good. Humanity's defensive forces are stretched too thin to help a distant outpost, and so, the desperate founders, as well as their investors, are given the bad option of recruiting the worst while bribing the rest. When Alex's wife was murdered, he turned full vigilante. After years of having a sterling record, he found himself willingly incarcerated to exact his vengeance. His incarceration eats at his soul until an offer too good to refuse from Vesta Colony changes his fate.

William Penn acquired a large section of American land in a debt settlement and transformed it into a thriving colony. He wrote this tract (and others) to recruit British colonists to Pennsylvania. In it, he praises the quality of the weather, the abundance of agricultural opportunities, and their good relations with the native people. His persuasive words capture a sense of “America the beautiful” that drove thousands to seek a new life in the land of opportunity.

Ситуация проясняется, но от этого не легче. Вопрос выживания становится наиболее актуальным. Справятся ли герои, объявленные изгоями, не только с дикими тварями Хруста и марами, но и специальным отрядом коменданта, цель которого - уничтожение группы Мика. Шансы мизерны. А если учесть, что где-то затаился опаснейший враг, уже доказавший свою силу, можно смело говорить, что шансов нет. Остается только надеяться на чудо.