The Space Assembly is experiencing its decline. Planets, systems, and even entire sectors one after another are leaving its ranks and proclaiming their independence. Very soon a civil war may begin—out of the crucible of which new states will emerge…
A combat operative of the CEA (Space Force) John Rico, hiding from pursuit, ends up in the frontier, where he tries to make a living as a specialist in “complex situations.” But he understands perfectly well that the looming collapse of human worlds cannot be survived alone…