On his last day alive, Gus Caleb sits alone in a bar. Quiet place. No problems. Until problems show up. Called to the Colston Ring, an alien artifact thousands of years old and inhabited by generations of human colonists, Captain Arlon Stoddard and his crew find the local authorities in disarray. Attempting to decode the background to a rash of strange disappearances makes the job near impossible. When the crew begin uncovering the mystery, the things they find might just change everything for the millions of inhabitants of the ring. More than anyone knows. A Captain Arlon Stoddard novel that pushes the series into new directions. A must for fans and great place to jump in fresh.