Jack Stanton, a native of an underdeveloped planet, and the pilot of his own battle robot, by a twist of fate ended up serving in the corporate union “Tardion”—one of three involved in a permanent galactic war. A loyal “targar” equipped with a small-caliber cannon has more than once saved Jack from trouble, but a soldier’s fate is full of surprises. To seize strategic initiative, Tardion undertakes a radical regrouping of forces, and Jack’s unit is sent on a landing operation together with other formations. Everything is at stake, because every inch of land must be taken by force, and there’s nowhere to retreat—transport ships have been damaged by the enemy’s fire…