Semper Fi, Do or Die, the Marines say. But superpowers have changed the equation.Gunnery Sergeant Trent Helms wanted to be among the first Marines through the gateway to the stars. How was he supposed to know that a strange force would attack the launch, or that something worse would be waiting on the other side? His adventures reveal a mysterious energy that gives him power beyond belief, but also threatens the fate of the universe.Back on Earth, Intel Agent Shrina Collins will do whatever it takes to see the threat extinguished, but discovers a government conspiracy that changes everything. Now it's up to these two to save the universe, or watch as it unravels. Earth's first journey through a gateway to the stars unlocks a great evil, but equally great potential. Fans of Stargate and Dragonriders of Pern will love this first book in the Ascension Gate series.