Book 2 in the P-23 Series.

Humanity Lost the War. Now the Real Battle Begins.

As Earth's new alien overlords bask in the oceans and begin a fragile coexistence with the remnants of humanity, former SAS operative Frank Cresswell seethes with grief and rage. His mother and girlfriend were sacrificed in The Cull—a brutal purge ordered not by aliens, but by his own government.

Now part of Alpha Force UK, Frank plays the dutiful soldier… but beneath the surface, he plots revenge in a world where yesterday’s enemies have become today’s uneasy allies. When a devastating injury nearly claims his life, it’s the Tarion—one of the alien factions occupying Earth—who save him. Using godlike technology that defies human comprehension, they rebuild him. But salvation comes at a price.

A far greater threat looms: the Xal’thraak, the Tarion’s ancient, merciless enemies, have discovered Earth’s location. They don’t want peace. They want total annihilation. Frank is given a choice: fight alongside the very beings who now share Earth… or face exile and a slow, certain death. As oceans boil and skies darken, old loyalties dissolve.

New alliances form in blood. The final war for Earth has begun—and survival may demand the ultimate sacrifice. The oceans are theirs. The Earth is ours. But for how much longer?