From publisher blurb:
Alien ruins have recently been discovered on the third moon of Lasened III. The Lasened system is on the very edge of the Sonora sector and unexplored space. These ruins are ancient and of some unknown race of beings. The moon is a barren rock with a barely breathable atmosphere. The remaining ruins form a circular archway.
All of these facts have been reported recently in the Sonoran news. It has created a bit of a buzz across the entire sector. Alien conspiracy theorists have suggested that perhaps these ruins were left as a foothold by some alien invaders long ago in this sector for future invasion.
What has not been reported in the news, however, is that the archway seems to be an active device. The source of power for this device is unknown as is it’s purpose. What is known is that when hands are waved near the symbols carved into the ring they light up. These symbols are hieroglyphics of some sort with unknown meanings. The portal is made of unknown metals of alien origin.
Noam Weber is a scientist and professor at the Sonoran University. He has a theory about these ancient ruins and has been studying the archway in person. He believes that he knows how to activate the device and use it. It is his theory that the device is a portal or gateway to an alternate or far away universe. He wants the travelers to use this portal to visit this other universe and find out what is on the other side.
Other parties, however, also have an interest in this alien structure. Various military authorities from factions living in the Sonora sector have concerns about the nature of this device. If it is, indeed, a portal to another world they want the travelers to go through the portal and find out if there are military forces building up in that other universe. If there are such forces....they want the portal destroyed from the other side.