ASKARJAN — Robert Clark

When a party of askarjan, genetically enhanced Rakorian soldiers working for the Council of Planets lands on earth, the Council sends a squadron of warships to retrieve them. The Grathorkian Confederation, thinking the Council is invading earth, dispatches a huge fleet to protect the planet. The Council, remembering a bitter war with the now-defunct Grathorkian Empire, mobilizes. Some humans welcome and befriend the askarjan, but attacks on Grathorkians by xenophobic humans complicate matters, causing the Grathorkians to land combat troops to counter the aggression they think was provoked by the Council. This leads to combat between Grathorkians, humans and askarjan aiding the humans. Now convinced the Grathorkians have invaded earth, the Council sends their massive fleet to earth's aid. With two powerful interstellar groups of aliens trying to protect earth, will the planet and its residents survive the devastating help the aliens are unleashing?