Presents the novelization of the pilot of the hit sci-fi adventure TV show, Stargate Atlantis.

Paying the price? In the action-packed sequel to A Matter of Honor, SG-1 embark on a desperate mission to save SG-10 from the edge of a black hole. But the price of heroism may be more than they can pay? Returning to Stargate Command, Colonel Jack O'Neill and his team find more has changed in their absence than they had expected. Nonetheless, O'Neill is determined to face the consequences of their unauthorized activities, only to discover the penalty is far worse than anything he could have imagined. With the fate of Colonel O'Neill and Major Samantha Carter unknown, and the very survival of the SGC threatened, Dr. Daniel Jackson and Teal'c mount a rescue mission to free their team-mates and reclaim the SGC. But, returning to the Kinahhi homeworld, they learn a startling truth about its ancient foe. And uncover a horrifying secret...

The team visit an advanced alien planet which may hold the technology to help them rescue some lost team-mates.