Sinopsis

The best-selling Helmsman Saga continues in this all-new novel as Wilf Brim begins to pick up the pieces of his life after a trumped-up court martial deprived him of his beloved commission in the Imperial Fleet. Around him, the Second Great war continues apace, even as his beleaguered old Empire begins to turn the tide of conflict toward ultimate victory over The League of Dark Stars.

In the long months since the court-martial, he'd been firm with his old friends: He wanted neither kindness nor help, especially from Barbousse. Like so many of Brim's friends, the Chief had been highly disconcerted about how things turned out in court; he'd actually threatened to resign from the Fleet to become Brim's private retainer. But immediately following the trial, Brim had little idea what the future held for himself—much less Barbousse—and his old friend at least retained a promising career in the Imperial Fleet. Besides, at the time, the hoary old Empire needed...