The Reckoning

Calliope survived the initial battle and the retaliation. Can she uncover the scale of the alien threat against humanity? Calliope Morrigan defeated the aliens in a sneak attack. She survived their retaliation, a stealth mission meant to decapitate the fledgling human forces. Now, she must regain the initiative against a silent enemy of unknown strength. She decides to send a reconnaissance team to assess the enemy's capabilities. With the help of Arn, Jared, and Eylana, she begins on Earth for help making the weapons of the future. In the last vestiges of the cold war arms race the military industrial complex holds the key for creating advanced weapons, energy, and engineering. Calliope takes her best captains to strike into the heart of enemy territory. Can she learn the enemy's secrets before she's caught? What treaties can be made with a silent and deadly species?