Synopsis "The Earth Chronicles (Shadows of the Void)"
Books 4 - 7 of JJ Green's 10-book space opera serial, Shadows of the Void, in one box set.The story continues...Jas Harrington and the crew of the Galathea return to Earth after narrowly escaping the clutches of hostile aliens known as Shadows. But all is not as it seems on their home planet. Shadowrise Jas, Chief Security Officer and Martian, returns to Earth aboard the Galathea. Soon after the investigation into the Shadow invasion of the colony world, Dawn, Jas realizes that not everything is as it seems on her home planet. Navigator Sayen Lee investigates, but she's taken hostage. Jas must free her friend and find out what's been happening on Earth before more lives are lost. Underworld Shadows have invaded Earth, but no one's listening. Disguised as the victims they killed, hostile aliens are walking among Earth's population unnoticed. They've infiltrated the government, and they're building Shadow traps, ready to launch a full-scale assault. Jas doesn't know who is friend and who is foe, but she tries to enlist the help of society's rejects, the underworlders, to defeat the invading aliens. If Jas and the underworlders don't stop them, the Shadows will overrun Earth. Burned The Transgalatic Council is humankind's final hope to defeat the Shadows and rid Earth of their menace. But Jas needs evidence to prove that the aliens have infiltrated human society. She thinks she's captured a Shadow, but she also fears that she may have made a terrible mistake. To know for sure, she must steal a Shadow scanner. Jas must prove to the Council that the alien invasion is happening before Earth burns. Trapped Jas and her friends have made it to a sanctuary, but Shadows surround them. The aliens have blocked deep space transmissions, and Jas can't reach the Transgalactic Council to warn them of the alien menace. Can she find a way to send a message? Can she persuade the Council to come to their aid? If Jas and her allies fail to contact their alliesl, the galactic empire is in peril.
