Farenho. The Shadow of the Predecessor. Book 1. Volodymyr Yeshkiliev

The distant future. Humanity, which has entered the Era of Restoration, is on the verge of another crisis. However, the internal problems of the Empire pale in comparison to the threats of the ancient secrets of the boundless Cosmos... More than twenty years ago, a research ship disappeared without a trace in the Dark Paths. The Prevention Service received confirmation that data about an ancient civilization, collected by scientists on the abandoned planet Farengo, had been stolen. An investigative team consisting of two scientists and a police officer is tasked with finding and decoding the lost information. It is quite possible that this is the only way to learn something about the creatures that recently attacked a Starfleet military base. This artificially created biological weapon can easily destroy all inhabited worlds. However, the rulers of the Empire are more concerned with political games than with saving humanity. And the team members, who follow the trail of a mysterious enemy, find themselves at the epicenter of conspiracies, rebellions, and intrigues...