The Deep Beyond — Jeff McArthur

Something strange is happening on the mining planet of Gamma Sardia. A mysterious reading of enormous power is being detected below the surface. Men will kill for it, go to war over it, anything they must to make this powerful relic their own.

But a small group of scientists are willing to sacrifice everything to get to it first so they can discover its hidden secrets. Who created it? Why did their civilization disappear? And can the same thing that happened to them happen to us?

From the universe of Relic Worlds comes this exciting backstory of Lancaster James' early adventures, and the history behind the mysteries that beg the question, are we alone in the universe?