A powerful Galactic Empire-devastated by a mysterious plague-lost in antiquity.Terran Colonists-fleeing an Earth void of life and pursued by a hostile alien aggressor.Two young Terran Explorers and their psychically bonded, genetically enhanced Panther teammates, are marooned on an unexplored planet when their ship is attacked. Injured and cut off from any hope of rescue, Jar'ek must save his friend and shipmate, Kallehn from imminent death. The Ranger team will need to use every bit of knowledge and skill they possess if they want to survive.Unknown to the Ranger Team, this Planet is not as uninhabited as their surveys had indicated. Something else is there.... Something old beyond counting-watching-waiting-judging them. When Jar'ek and his team set foot on Jaden-325-4, they set into motion a future they know nothing about-yet may shake the very foundations of civilization. This book is recommended for Sci-Fi enthusiasts 14 to 99.ProfanityExtensive ViolenceLimited Sexual ContentSome romantic involvementsSpace Opera Classification