Imprint of Defiance - Birth of the Rim, #4

Zoe Goodwin wanted to start her career as an ensign in the Navy with a low-key mission. But with a raging invasion of AI starships in progress, pushing the Empire naval forces back at every battle, the handwriting is on the wall - humans will soon be obsolete. With the enemy attacking on all fronts, Zoe is assigned to a last-ditch mission to the Galaxy Core. Soon the young naval officer finds everything she knew about her history was built upon a lie.
As the survival of her civilization becomes tied to her own, Zoe Goodwin realizes she must stand in defiance, prepared to give her life for the salvation of the Rim - or her entire civilization will go down in flames!