Incident at Zyralin 4

Alan Dean is due for a promotion, to qualify he must demonstrate he can command a battle group, but in peace time there is little chance of this happening.

 When communication with the Coalition science station on Zyralin 4 is lost, a mission is hastily devised to investigate; this could be Dean’s chance. He leads a group of three aging ships to investigate and the inspection reveals that all on the science station have died in horrific ways.

 The mystery of Zyralin 4 deepens when three unidentified battle ships are detected heading towards the group; then all comms to Earth are lost.

 Two months later, one severely damaged ship returns, the other two – destroyed.

 Why were the ships attacked in friendly territory?

 What happened on the science station?

 Serious charges are laid by Dean and a full military inquiry is launched, as answers must be found.

 Against a backdrop of political intrigue and rogue intelligence agents, finding the truth becomes the mission. Power and revenge may just be the real motives.