The Alpha Protocol

Naval Officer Jack Samson thought a posting to the frontier of human-inhabited space was the death blow to his career. He couldn’t have been more wrong.

A routine inspection of a small merchant vessel leads to devastating loss and the discovery of strange, fascinating objects.

As astonishing discoveries unfold, a mysterious and hostile ship proves Samson has a competitor in unlocking the secrets of an ancient alien civilisation — and that humanity might not be alone in the galaxy.