Stranger One — Joe Johnson

Eight and a half billion miles from home, an enigma awaits. For the crew of Earth's first deep space ship, Deep Flight, the siren call of distress awaits. But at home, fanatics, driven by some unknown force, fan the flames of the final war. Can they find the answer in time? Is there an answer? Finding Stranger One, is only the beginning. But the real question is, just what is, Stranger One.