Captain Nova Whiteside, on a brand new assignment to help rid theCommonwealth Union of Planets of a growing rebel force, is teamed upwith Tychon, a straight-laced Vanguard commander.Their pursuitof a ruthless rebel leader takes them through the worlds and dangers ofthe Centauri-occupied Targon sector where the line between theirpersonal lives and their mission quickly begins to blur.Ontheir quest to recover a dangerous, living weapon in rebel hands itseems that the greatest opposition comes from among their own people andNova must choose between duty to her Command and loyalty to herfriends.