Empire of Fire (Balance of Power Book 2)

The future they dreamed, became a nightmare:
In 2142, man is master of his own destiny. Thanks to the discovery of a new miracle fuel - Shalenite ore - humans have invented technology that allows them to conquer the cosmos and travel faster than the speed of light. As the heir to one of the most powerful aerospace corporations on earth, Jason Bonadventure is poised to be a powerful player in man's future among the stars. But when jet-black alien spacecraft begin appearing and destroying human ships and outposts across the galaxy, Jason and his friends become caught up in what amounts to a holy war for the xenophobic aliens. Can they discover the dark truth behind the Shalenite in time to save mankind from being hunted to extinction, or was their fate sealed when humans first launched into space centuries before?