Benjamin Wrath is among the first officers to get sent to the Andromeda Galaxy. As part of the Sentient Crime Division, millions of light years from Earth, Wrath's precinct is in charge of maintaining order in a chaotic new frontier, tasked with protecting the rights of all sentient beings. But that's only the beginning. While investigating a triple homicide, he'll also have to prevent more killings, stand against internal corruption, and stop a war that threatens to unravel an empire. With clashing alien cultures and tension on both sides, his task isn't easy, especially out here where the only person you can rely on is yourself . . . and backup isn't coming.

War looms on the event horizon. Faster than light technology is deteriorating. Unknown forces plot to conquer the Andromeda galaxy while the long trusted Transit Technology remains viable. Breaker and his crew must find and rescue a special pair of Avians before it is too late. Their ability to converse with the Ultar is critical, but not everyone looking for them is interested in peace. Can Breaker and his crew bridge the gap between sentient governments and reclaim an ancient FTL device before everything collapses?

Building a crew of mech drivers isn’t easy. So of course that is exactly what Breaker needs to solve a deadly mystery and stop a galactic war. The attrition during recruit training can reach ninety percent for those who pass the initial tryout. Still on the move and in search of answers that could doom the Alliance of Planets, Benjamin Wrath and his APOP crew must scrape up candidates from the villainous, disreputable spaceports along the way. What could possibly go wrong? Everything is on the line now. When they rescue children stolen by a mysterious new threat, the countdown to the invasion they’ve tried to stop accelerates. At the end of the day, their enemies won’t be who or what they expected. Experience the third entry in the ongoing Galactic Shield series by Dragon Award nominee and USA Today Bestseller J.N. Chaney and author Scott Moon.