Fifteen years ago, Ariane Kedros piloted a ship on a mission that obliterated an entire solar system. Branded a war criminal, she was given a new identity and a new life in order to protect her from retribution.
But now, twelve of Arianeβs wartime colleagues are deadβ assassinated by someone who has uncovered their true identities. And her superiors in the Autonomist army have placed her directly in the assassinβs line of fire on a peacekeeping mission that will decide the fate of all humanityβ¦