First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move.Īs war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. Kira Navárez dreamed of life on new worlds. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move.