She doesn't believe aliens exist... until one needs her help.
Commander Oren Ka'Ress is having a bad day. First he crash lands on a primitive planet and is injured in the crash, then he-and his dangerous Xakul prisoner-are captured. Oren needs backup, but with no way to contact his fellow Taureans, he's stuck.
Dr. Amelia O'Malley doesn't believe in aliens... until a mysterious patient arrives on her ward. Bigger than any man she's ever seen, and with inhumanly bright eyes, Amelia finds herself full of questions. But there's one problem-Amelia can't understand anything he says.
As the Xakul threat looms, Oren must find a way for Amelia to understand him. With the clock counting down there is more at stake than either of them could dream...