Nest — Thomas W. Brucato

On the fringes of civilized space, an entire colonial world has fallen suddenly silent. Where once free transit and trade were blossoming, there is now only a dark veil of mystery. An elite team of agents is sent to investigate, but quickly disappears as well. Steel and Dragon Team are then called upon to apply their considerable skills and, if possible, to rescue their peers. But where one team has already failed, another rightly fears to tread. And what Steel and his squad encounter is unlike anything they have ever faced beforeand threatens them in ways they never could have imagined.