Trial by Fire

When reluctant interstellar diplomat and intelligence operative CaineRiordan returns from humanity’s first encounter with alien races, sudden

war clouds burst. With Earth’s fleet shattered by a sneak attack and its

survivors fighting for their lives, Caine must rely upon both his first contact

and weaponry skills to contend with the non-humanoid enemy. And when the

technologically-superior attackers sweep aside the solar system’s last

defenses, and traitorous corporations invite the invaders to land "security

forces," humanity fights back with its best weapons: cunning, inventiveness, and

guts. But as Earth hurtles towards a final trial by fire that is certain to scar

its collective memory, Caine discovers that there may also be large and

disturbing gaps in that memory.