Hard Duty

Humanity's last encounter with aliens saw sixteen point two billion people killed in a war with the Merkiaari. When one small ship discovers a new alien race, it should be an easy decision to make contact, but what if the aliens are like the Merkiaari? Captain Colgan of the survey ship ASN Canada is at the tip of the spear. His ship made the discovery, his crew's lives are on the line, his decisions will decide the outcome. When the aliens discover his ship and begin hunting his ship, the mission changes from one of study to one of survival.