Ethos is real. The crew of Excursion Two made it safely to the colony planet, but where are the colonists? Jane's ancestor has recovered from nearly three centuries in a damaged cryochamber, but Linus Vanderbilt is holding onto secrets. He warns them never to use the Link, then disappears with his trusted robot assistant, Atticus. Captain Calvin Brooks, loyal to the Diplomats his entire career, begins questioning everything he's ever believed. When he learns of a distant war, he must choose his allegiance, if humanity has a chance of survival. Luke Dalton, won't stop until he finds his family, even if it means venturing into a conflict they don't belong in. Pathos continues the epic, galaxy-spanning alien colonization story that began with Ethos. From Nathan Hystad, the Best-Selling author of First Life, The Event, Lost Contact, Taken, and many others.