Cold Star - The Carina Reality, #1

The blessing of interstellar travel has become a curse. Corb has one chance to save Earth. It has become impossible to tell friend from foe. Corb learned he could make interstellar travel possible. He promised space travel in weeks or days instead of years and decades. Every major nation, several religious sects, and a few cabals stoop to infiltration, sabotage, and pay any price to control the new technology, including assassination.  Corb agrees it is worth what he and his team will sacrifice to secure the technology. Aliens threaten Earth.
Will his team live long enough to see the transaction completed? How did he get sucked into this powder keg of a mission?  It was the Mayan Shaman who showed Corb how to contact the aliens. They are the ones who put Corb onto the interstellar portal leading to the Others. The Others led to the history of the galaxy. At first, the proposition was a no-brainer, a blessing to humanity. But now, the Others are expecting more from Corb and Humanity. After learning the Others are involved in the betrayal undermining Earth's political and religious powers, Corb vows to find the truth. The blessing of interstellar travel is on the verge of becoming a curse. Corb and his team have one chance to save the arrangement and Earth.
One option to make interstellar travel safe for humanity.