Space: the most hostile environment in the universe. In the cargo hold of the spaceship Virginia, a hive of hibernating aliens begins to awake. Meanwhile, on the Umiak, an elite troupe of cadets is forced into servitude by an unscrupulous captain taking the ship to a smuggler's rendezvous with the eerily silent Virginia. When the cadets unsuspectingly transport the aliens onboard, they start a battle for their lives, fighting the smugglers, the captain, and the monsters who among them. The war is about to begin . . .

* The worldwide Aliens audience has made the films top box office earners since 1979 and the books bestsellers in bookstores since 1992.

* Will appeal to fans of military science fiction novels such as David Drake's Grimmer than Hell and Hammer's Slammers series.

* Diane Carey's fan following from her earlier Aliens novel from DH Press, as well as numerous Star Trek novels and New York Times bestsellers will enjoy this novel.