The ancient space dwelling race known as the Anisari have come to Earth to retrieve their property: the alien known as The First who has taken refuge there. Aided by his fellow alien companion, the powerful Talin and his living AI unit Ursa, The First has spent his time on Earth becoming its defender and champion. But once the Anisari arrived, even his incredible powers were not enough to defeat the alien armada. Fighting at his side is the human woman, Maura Riley. She was the first person on Earth to come into contact with the super alien when he crash landed on the planet. That exposure altered Maura's DNA, giving her fantastic abilities that forever changed her life. Maura quickly found that even her newfound super strength, and her newly forged alliance with a handful of humans who had also been altered by the introduction of the alien nano technology that was released into the atmosphere when The First crash landed, may not be enough to defeat the invaders who are bent on destroying the planet and completely erasing all traces of it from existence. Maura and her companions find themselves working for an off the books government agency that wants to protect America from the invading horde, but also wants the secrets of the alien technology for themselves. The government is in a race with foreign countries, and giant technology firms that also want those secrets. Maura and her friends are beset on all sides; opposition comes from above and within as they battle their old nemesis, the rogue agent Nia Neely and her sinister, secretive bosses, as they race against time to find a way to stop an alien invasion, and save the earth itself. Unsure of who she can and cannot trust, Maura must rely on her wits and the incredible abilities gifted to her by her acceleration, in order to keep herself, her loved ones, and her home world, safe.