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ArchaeologistJacobRamseyhasspentthelasttwoyearswastinghistimeonafruitlessexcavation.ItseemslikeamiraclewhenhegetsaninvitationtojoinanelitegroupofarchaeologistsintheexcavationofoneoftheXel'Nagaartefactsthataresuddenlyappearingonvariousworlds.WhenJakestumblesacrossadyingProtossandattemptstorevivehim,thealienpsychicallyandviolentlybeginsto'upload'itsmemories,essentiallyrewritingandrewiringJake'shumanbrain.Jakesoonlearnsaterriblesecret-onesoimportantthatthedyingalienwaswillingtopassitontoanenemyinordertoensurethattheknowledgesurvives.AndwhatJakedecidestodowiththeinformationwillsealthefateofworldsthroughoutthegalaxy.