For centuries human kind has enjoyed a utopian civilization but all of this is about to change. On a routine mission to the planet Gliese 163c, the crew of the Heyerdahl transport ship find themselves unexpectedly caught in the crossfire of an intergalactic alien war. With no way home and no contact with Earth they discover an ancient secret, forgotten and obscured through the ages. Now the few remaining crew must fight for their lives while protecting all of humanity as they struggle to overcome the deadliest race of creatures in the universe.