The last chapter of the dimension-spanning Daedalus series brings the 19th and 22nd centuries together for an explosive finale in the jungles of Venus!
In the year 2135, dangerous alien life forms
freed in the destruction of Saturn's moon Enceladus are making their way towards Earth. A task force spearheaded by Lt. Cmdr. Shaila Jain is
scrambling to beat them there while simultaneously trying to save
crewmember Stephane Durand, who was infected during the mission to
Saturn and is now controlled by a form of life intent on reopening a
transdimensional rift and destroying the human race. But Jain doesn't
realize that the possessed Stephane has bigger plans, beaming critical
data to other conspirators suspiciously heading not for Earth, but for
Venus...
In 1809 - a Napoleonic era far different from our own - the
French have occupied England with their Corps Eternélle, undead soldiers risen through the darkest Alchemy. Only the actions of Lord Admiral
Thomas Weatherby and the Royal Navy have kept the French contained to
Earth. But the machinations of old enemies point to a bold and daring
gambit: an ancient weapon, presumed lost in the jungles of Venus.
Now, Weatherby must choose whether to stay and fight to retake his
homeland or pursue the French to the green planet. And Shaila must
decide if it's possible to save the man she loves, or if he must be
sacrificed for the good of two dimensions. In the dark, alien jungles of Venus, humanity's fate in both dimensions hangs in the balance-forcing
past and present to once again join forces against an ancient terror.
