Book 3 in the Alpha One series. The Kryl occupy Earth and humans are dying...in their millions.The final part of the first Alpha One Trilogy brings the Kryl and Alpha together in a desperate battle spreading light years across the cosmos.The only hope for mankind, a small contingency fleet heads for the Styros Cluster to lie in wait, in hope that Earths scientists can find a way to destroy the Kryl. On Earth, as Alpha leaders go into hiding, President Roslyn has no choice but to comply with the Kryl agreement. Every three months, three hundred million humans must die. As Admiral Jonathan Hoskins and his fleet return to Earth in readiness for battle with the Kryl, Jake Carter knows his destiny is to see the Kryl Queen once again, but not before the ultimate Kryl destroyer weapon is deployed. With Carla Stevenson a reluctant guest of the Kryl Queen, Jake must show his new found command experience to bring the Halo 7 home, to Carla and to his destiny.