Antares Trap: 1 (Scorpius Chronicles)

It was supposed to be a simple assignment... However young Governor Reagan Vasilios uncovers something others want to stay hidden at all costs. Corruption is spreading like a virus throughout the Antares system pushing some down a slippery slope and others into a pit of annihilation. Reagan is faced with a decision: Stand up to corruption or look the other way. But his actions have dire consequences and a new dictatorship arises. War looms. Reagan is living on the edge not knowing that a deeper force is driving events. As democracy fragments the balance of power shifts and freedom becomes fragile. Unexpectedly Reagan discovers a life form different than anything he has encountered before: Will it bring death to all in its path or hold the key to the future?