Privateer John MacAlister and his robot partner Alvis have finally earned some notoriety -- and with it, a steady stream of increasingly ridiculous job offers.

Broke and grounded on Mars, John's struggling to figure out what comes next.

Then the Rask -- an ancient and powerful alien species -- invade Sol, cut off the system from the rest of the galaxy, and apprehend the Galactic Union's top leaders. They prepare to execute them for crimes against another alien race -- and humanity is powerless to stop them.

At first, John wants nothing to do with it. But after the Rask destroy the Orion Spire, he finds himself compelled to act.

When a mysterious Resonant identifies John as a key figure and reveals the Rask are hiding their true purpose, he's forced to make an impossible choice: Do nothing as the Rask execute humanity's leaders and leave Sol under their shadow, or take action that might ignite a war that could annihilate Earth -- and his survival is anything but guaranteed.

John knows what he has to do. He just wishes he knew if it was the right thing.

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• Publication Date: December 22, 2025
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• Print Length: 312 Pages
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