The inauguration of the Joint Space programme between the US and the Russian Federation heralded a landmark in the advancement of space exploration. The sixty billion-dollar ISS was to be the platform in which to seek out and discover new worlds. Being self-contained, with its own laser guided defence systems and advanced life support facilities, it was designed to sustain life for long periods, but something more sinister outside the mission profile, was about to unfold... This is the second book in the Jack Copeland series.