From acclaimed writer Ivan Brandon (Drifter), this graphic novel tells astand-alone story set within the action-packed military sci-fi world of MarkoKloos's bestselling Frontlines novels. When Earth is in the crosshairs,there's only one thing standing between survival and destruction: duty. ColonelSoraya Yamin, commander of the Phalanx, a battle-ravaged space control cruiser,engages the "Lankies" in an apocalyptic assault over Mars. The Lankies, amerciless alien species that outguns, outmaneuvers, and outfights humanity atevery turn, have been menacing Earth's colonies. But now they're suddenly in ourSolar System, decimating the NACS fleet and swarming toward Earth itself. Facinginsurmountable odds, Soraya must make a fateful choice between her sworn dutyand the loved ones she desperately wants to protect.