Into the Abyss chronicles the devastating Xindi attack on Earth as well as Operation Vanguard, the eight months in which Enterprise searched the Delphic Expanse for the Xindi weapon. Award-winning Romulan War reporter Kelly Wright, who served as correspondent during the mission, takes testimonies from the crew of Enterprise, as well as Starfleet officers, United Earth politicians, Vulcans, Xindi, and citizens who had their lives forever changed by the March 22 attack.