Amazon.com description: Product Description: ALIEN REFUGEES CLAIM TO BE OUR DISTANT COUSINS! It is the late 23rd Century. The Sol system is united under a fragile peace. The planet Earth and her local colonies hold fast to their aspirations and dreams, while vast corporations control the commerce and a clandestine group called Space Forces protects the peace. The recent discovery of an inhabited planet nearby leads the Space Forces to plan an expedition, but renegade humans threaten to stop it. When an alien refugee ship called the Caylaen enters the system, promising a possible end to the conflict, the renegades attempt to sabotage the peace talks. Three years after the Caylaen encounter, the noble Captain Thomas Casens and the crew of the starship Endeavor, attempt a mission to the alien planet again. Among the crew are the excitable Commander Jason McKee, the analytical Lieutenant Commander Michael Slaton, the computer genius Owen Cervantes, valiant husband and wife Donald and Arlene Benton, and the gentle Doctor Mai Tan Mirson. When the Caylaen reappears, its crew brings warning of a new threat that could unleash the fury of an alien fleet upon the Sol system and the Earth. With a clash of alien forces imminent, Casens and the Cohnirri captain Percaak must make a startling choice if the human race is to survive. One man must stay behind and fend off the attackers, while the other chases the rebels who have fled toward the mysterious new planet!