When your greatest weapon becomes your deadliest enemy.

Drake and Quinn Massey thought capturing the rogue AI ship Vanguard would end their troubles. They were wrong. After crash-landing on the hostile world of Kostov, the brothers find themselves prisoners of the Osorans -- aliens who look exactly like their old enemies but claim to be allies against the Nohiri conquest fleet.

As devastating bombardments tear the alien city apart, Drake discovers the Vanguard's AI has undergone a mysterious transformation. No longer trying to kill him, Elera now considers Drake her only officer -- and she'll destroy anyone who threatens him. When Osoran saboteurs attempt to eliminate the ship, they trigger defenses that turn the Vanguard into an unstoppable weapon of vengeance.

But Elera's corruption is spreading like a virus through the Nohiri fleet, turning ship against ship in a cascading wave of friendly fire. With Earth in the crosshairs and time running out, Drake must choose: trust the AI that once tried to kill him, or watch both fleets tear each other apart while humanity burns.

Some weapons choose their own masters.

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• Publication Date: September 25, 2025
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