Prelude: The Expanding Seas of. Earth

They have waited...and watched. Five centuries, and Earth is finally ripe. A rich planet with all that is needed: water, breathable air, fertile land, a comfortable climate and gravity. But most important-a sapient population and an advanced technological infrastructure...because someone must perform the labor. When K'laadia targets Earth as its next acquisition, Dr. Maggie Kestler and the crew of the Sally's Pride are plucked off its ocean to be used as their pawns.

They intend to negotiate a peaceful surrender. It's worked countless times before. After all, why attack and destroy valuable infrastructure? No one can defeat their overwhelmingly superior technology, and they have never failed.

But Maggie and her crew have a different idea, as they fight a battle of wits and of wills. Her final solution, however, will challenge everyone's hopes and beliefs...because the K'laadians just may not be the greatest threat to humanity. Join Maggie's crew as they struggle, and ask yourself: what would you do?