Last Light Rising

Lucas Chen struggles to capture Kate's story in his book, battling the inadequacy of language. His breakthrough comes when he reveals the family secret: his great-grandmother Mei Lin Chen sealed a dimensional breach in 2187 and disappeared—170 years before Kate made her sacrifice.

Admiral Rylee Voss commands the Fifth Fleet from the UES Defiance, positioned near the former warp nexus where Kate sealed the dimensional breach. She keeps the fleet at battle-ready status despite months of inactivity, unable to accept the war's end.

Alexis Chen monitors from the orbital station seventeen months after Kate Morrison sealed the dimensional breach. Haunted by the absence and managing a skeptical budget committee, Alexis maintains her obsessive watch.