The Beginning — Steve Lang

In the year 2060, the biosphere of Earth is crumbling, and humans have limited time to evacuate the planet. By piloting a secret captured ET spacecraft, Colonel Derrick MacDonald must travel with his team to a planet forty light years from home, open an other worldly cosmic portal back to Earth, and pave the the way for humanity's escape to the new world. When Colonel MacDonald reaches the new planet, Eritria, centaurs attack the crew, steal the cosmic portal, and kidnap Stephanie Brandt, the ship's doctor. Rescued by Dante a wolven warrior, the Colonel must ally with the wolven to get Stephanie back, retrieve the cosmic portal, and aid the wolven in their fight against the centaurs. Can Colonel MacDonald accomplish his mission and reunite with his family on the other side of the galaxy? Humanity's last hope lies among the stars.