![]() The team intends to recover the downed ship and analyze the cosmic radiation to locate the alien's home planet, then destroy it with the Q-bomb. The team plans to travel to the Ellora colony via quantum jump, where Alliance forces have shot down an alien ship. The team is outfitted with small arms, Icarus suits designed for combat and space environments, and a Q-bomb. Ardene reports that a tachyon pulse was released by one of the infected miners during the base attack, which will allow the aliens to know Earth's location in six or seven hours. While the Alliance Senate debates, Ryle authorizes Operation Cosmic Sin – with a strike team consisting of himself, Ford, Dash, Goss, Bleck, Specialist Braxton (Ryle's nephew), and technician Corporal Ardene (who is qualified to operate and arm a Q-bomb) – to launch a retaliatory and decisive counterstrike against the aliens. The infected humans attempt to board a transport ship but are stopped and eliminated by Ryle, Ford, Dash, and several other soldiers. The survivors appear to be infected, do not respond to attempts at communication, appear unfamiliar with human technology (though they quickly learn how to operate firearms), and "infect" several base personnel, who then themselves turn hostile. Survivors of the FC incident are brought to the base for quarantine and questioning but quickly turn hostile and begin killing base personnel. At McMillian Airfield military base, Ford and Dash meet with Goss and Ryle for a situation briefing. Ford refuses but subsequently agrees upon the promise of him being reinstated and his military pension restored. A fight between them and civilians is interrupted by Commander Marcus Bleck, who passes on Ryle's request for Ford's counsel. On Earth, General Eron Ryle is notified of the incident and orders that Goss and Ford be brought to him.Īt a local bar, Dash meets with Ford to discuss a potential job. In 2524, miners of the Vander Mining Corp stationed on planet 4217LYA (Heracles System) encounter unseen aliens and Captain Juda Sayle reports an " FC incident" to Alliance Command. Ford is subsequently dishonorably discharged from the Alliance military and gains the sobriquet of "the Blood General." His wife, Doctor Lea Goss, leaves him. During the ensuing war, General James Ford drops a quantum bomb ("Q-bomb") on the rebel colony, killing 70 million people. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2519, Zafdie attempts to secede from the Alliance. The Mars colony fails in 2281 and the Alliance controls three colonies: Earth, Zafdie, and Ellora. By 2042, "the Alliance" world government has been formed and quantum propulsion technology allows humanity to travel beyond the Solar System. In the year 2031, humanity establishes its first space colony on Mars. ( October 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This section's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed. ![]()
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