by Terry Maggert (Author), J. N. Chaney (Author)
The Forge is coming back online, weapons hot and searching known space for signs of the Golden. When Dash and Leira repair a powerful scanner, it finds something unusual in a distant system-the remains of an ancient battlefield. Custodian tells of a fight lost long ago, leaving drifting debris around the faraway star.But the battlefield isn't forgotten. A human colony has taken hold nearby, and on their world, a single, massive ship has crashed.And it is sending out a signal. In a race against the enemy, Dash and his team will try to salvage the secrets of a Golden ship, warn the colony of the oncoming war, and brace for impact as more enemies streak across the stars to hunt down the one person who can stop them.The Messenger.