Forty-two years before the events of Space Enemies Book 1: Saturnia, a young Blake Adams and his closest friend, Riku Yamanaka, were just cadets fighting for a spot in the elite Space Commandos.
Their final evaluation was supposed to be a simulation at a decommissioned lunar facility: get in, retrieve the objective, and extract before the clock runs out.
But the Moon hides more than just craters.
When a ruthless pirate cellcintercepts the mission and takes a teammate hostage, the simulation ends and a deadly real-world conflict begins.
Facing a superior force, Blake and Riku are forced to make a choice that will define the rest of their lives: follow their direct orders to graduate, or defy the Space Force to save a brother-in-arms.