Transported to the Milky Way as the Zoni abduct Clank, Ratchet finds himself traversing a new galaxy with an alien called Commander Shepard and his crew. As Ratchet continues his search for Clank, he finds himself drawn to Shepard's mission. His goal? Hunt down a rogue Spectre agent to prevent the total annihilation of the galaxy. Why does all this sound familiar? Right after ToD.

Saren Arterius is dead. Shepard is dead. Liara T'Soni isn't. The dark figures of the galaxy's underworld cast a long shadow, one that will force Liara to venture deep into the Terminus Systems to recover that which she loves, to save two souls, and to confront a horrifying reality: Saren was only the beginning. A seven-act bridge between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2.

Galactic peace balances on the tip of a knife, as an ancient evil rises again. It threatens to engulf the races of the galaxy, and only one man can stop it. But that man is broken, beaten, and scarred. The first in a six-part saga of the life and legend of Commander John C. Shepard.