It was meant to be a soft mission, something to ease Doctor Daniel Jackson back into things after his time among the Ancients - after all, what could possibly go wrong on a simple survey of ancient Chinese ruins? As it turns out, a whole lot. After accidentally activating a Goa'uld transport ring, Daniel fi nds himself the prisoner of Lord Yu, the capricious Goa'uld System Lord. Meanwhile, SG1's efforts to rescue their friend are hampered by a representative of the Chinese government with an agenda of his own to follow - and a deep secret to hide.
While exploring the unused sections of the Ancient city of Atlantis, Major John Sheppard and Dr. Rodney McKay stumble on a recording device that contains a new Stargate address. The address leads them to a world with a mysterious ruined city that may be part of an Ancient repository, or it may just be yet another trap for the unwary.
On the world of P4V-837, the SG-1 team encounters a race of friendly natives. But the team begins experiencing hallucinations that grow darker with the passing hours-and become unwilling participants in a brutal conflict in which their subconscious minds have become the deadliest weapons of all.
Based on the hit television series, this story follows the Stargate command as it tries to keep the lid on its secret space war. An intrepid reporter infiltrates the restricted area of the Cheyenne Mountain base, where he witnesses Stargate in action and starts demanding answers.
Col. Jack O'Neill and his SG-1 team find themselves stranded on a primitive world where the inhabitants pay homage to the Goa'uld by providing their best specimens as host bodies for their young. Doing so, they would avert total annihilation...while the hosts would be doomed to a living death. For years, the helpless supplicants have been sacrificed. With the new "payment" about to be sent, the team struggles to rescue a terrified populace that does not want their help, while facing the possibility of being marooned forever. And one fact overshadows all else—the Goa'uld are already on their way....
