The year is 2452 and naturally occurring wormholes have been discovered. An expedition to colonize the third planet in the Carina system has been mounted. A settlement is established on the planet and a space elevator constructed. Colonists are coming from Earth, and a naval fleet has arrived in the system.But humans aren't the only species interested in Carina 3. A race of insectoid aliens arrives through the wormhole and attempts to destroy the colony. It becomes a monumental war ...