The Guardian Protocol by Jason Borondy

They gifted humanity the stars—and gave us rules.

When a dying alien race arrives at Earth, they leave behind starships capable of faster-than-light travel. Humanity can finally reach the galaxy.

There’s only one condition: never cross a two-thousand-light-year boundary.

No explanation. No negotiation. Just a warning.

Commander Eli Rourke takes command of the U.S.S. Moctobi, a warship never meant to operate alone. When an international flotilla vanishes beyond the boundary, his task force is sent to investigate.

What they find isn’t an accident.

It’s a signal. A trap. And proof humanity wasn’t the first to receive the Gift.

Cut off and hunted by an enemy wielding stolen alien technology, Rourke must decide—follow the Guardian Protocol…

or break the only rule keeping humanity alive.

Category: Science Fiction – Military