Diplomats, soldiers, colonists and aliens alike are caught up in a grand game, where not all the players are seen, nor all their motivations obvious. paths that could lead to the extinction of the human race. But even as the Colonial Union moves toward peace, it becomes increasingly clear that some would prefer other, more dangerous paths. It is reaching out to species that in other times they might have fought. Pressed to change in these times of decreasing resources and dwindling option, the Colonial Union tries a new strategy: Diplomacy. and increasingly suspicious of The Conclave, a new confederation of alien worlds that many in the Colonial Union believe signals the end of human freedom in the galaxy. Newly estranged from the Earth, the source of its soldiers and colonists, humanity’s union of planets is increasingly vulnerable to the alien species that it has warred with for centuries. The Colonial Union stands on the precipice of chaos.
Interior full-color portfolio by John Harris.
Dust jacket illustration by Vincent Chong
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