Where the Stars Hang

Doctor Kodi Paige, a disabled veteran and astrophysicist, is given the opportunity to examine a seemingly normal, but rare meteorite. During the examination, a peculiar capsule is discovered within. Its contents will alter her life as well as the course of humanity.Paige acquires genetically stored knowledge of an extinct race of people, the Alyk Gal'malym, who were enslaved and slaughtered for the amusement of a reptilian species called the Tye. One Alyk Gal'malym, Aguinn Dar'su, sought to bring an end to the mass genocide that has befallen her people with the help of a marked and forsaken Tye female, Talagriss.General Augustus M. Holt places Paige in custody. She escapes and discovers that her family has no knowledge of her. Enfield, Special Agent and DARPA guinea pig, is sent to retrieve Paige and return her to Holt. After accepting that the Tye are a clear and imminent threat to all sentient beings, a deal is made. Paige is given access to artifacts not native to Earth. During her quarantine, she designs a space battleship, the United Earth Ship Vigilance and a space multi-role combat fighter, the Strix, both built melding human and Alyk Gal'malym technologies. Even with the tools now available to us, will we survive a Tye invasion?