The Cost of Goodbye

To the galaxy, Commander Jake Shepard was a savior-a legendary figure who gave his life to defeat the Reapers and secure a future for every living soul. To eighteen-year-old Alliance recruit Alan, Shepard was just a signature on a monthly child-support check. They met only once, parting on bitter terms just before the final assault on Earth. Now, the war is won, the Commander is dead, and Alan is left stranded in the crushing shadow of a father he never knew. When he is sent to clear out his father's Citadel apartment, he runs headfirst into the people who actually loved the man: his crew, and Major Kaidan Alenko, the late Commander's partner. As the galaxy desperately tries to mold a grieving, angry teenager into the "Next Shepard," Alan must figure out how to navigate a legacy he never asked for-and find a way to say goodbye to a ghost.