Synopsis: Humanity's doom was seeded in 2013, when two researchers deciphered a puzzle on an ancient Scandinavian runestone, leading to contact with an enigmatic alien race, and hinting at the very origins of intelligent life in the Galaxy. A century later though, millions would wish they'd never unlocked that secret. The benevolent aliens, the Alfar, uplifted mankind technologically and taught them that 180,000 years ago, the Norse Gods seeded their world, as well as Earth. The Gods instructed the Alfar to shepherd humanity to the stars once they'd advanced enough to unlock the secret on the runestones; this great gift became a curse. As man plied the stars and began colonization, they encountered other advanced races, including the Hrymar, depraved slave traders. In 2128, Haldor Olsen, an explorer, and sometime spy, becomes a reluctant hero when his home is attacked and he's faced with losing everything he loves. He travels hundreds of light-years in a frantic race around the Galaxy to save mankind from enslavement by an inhuman enemy.