Yesterday, the Star Kingdom of Manticore was a small, unimportant interstellar backwater with little need for a navy and even less interest in paying for one. But now Manticore is a target. The invitation to the Andermani Empire is welcome and yet Travis, Lisa, and Gavin find themselves squarely in the path of the storm, and before Travis, Lisa, and Gavin can accomplish anything else, they first have to survive.