For the Battlestar Galactica and its fleet, which is the greaterthreat: what lies ahead, or what snaps at their heels? Driven into an unchartedstorm zone by the pursuing Cylons, the last survivors of the Twelve Coloniesdiscover a vast, mysterious artifact. With half of the crew haunted by chillingdreams of lost Earth, Commander Adama and Captain Apollo find themselves at oddsover their course of action — a conflict that leads the leader ofhumankind to question if the time has come to pass the torch. Will Adama entrustthe sanctity of the fleet to the next generation... and if so, would theysurvive the coming massive Cylon attack without his tactical genius? And finally— the origin of the traitorous Baltar is finally revealed! What kind ofman could betray his own species, and how did the Cylons foster his sinisterambition?