Special Agent Liam Ward of the Interstellar Navy Investigations Agency (INIA) was enjoying a tour of duty back on Earth in the summer of 2274 when, overnight, he was unexpectedly reassigned. Whisked away under a veil of secrecy onboard the Unified Earth Government Ship Lincoln, a state-of-the-art battlecruiser, he finds a case unlike any he's ever investigated. Chasing down leads involving a missing ship, Ward and the crew of the Lincoln, both biologic and artificially intelligent, relentlessly hunt down interstellar criminals, fight off pirate attacks, and stumble onto something that will not only startle humanity, but alter the course of human evolution. Paradigms will do far more than shift, and the crew of the Lincoln must adapt if they are to complete their mission, potentially giving humanity the keys to ensuring its very survival.