The continued adventures of Jake. Jake, along with his forever-increasing alien family, run a busy family business that transports food and goods between alliance worlds, encountering various situations in the process. The human race would not have been considered ready for first contact if it were not for one overriding reason. The most deadly alien foe known to the alliance has its sights on Earth and is set on a path to invade, not to conquer but to annihilate all the planet's human inhabitants. Earth's primitive weapons will not save them; this is where Jake can help. Jake has embarked on a quest and if successful; the people of Earth will have a fighting chance against the Silka Empire. There is a big problem - time is fast running out! This is part 2 from a 3 book trilogy