At the close of the twenty-fourth century, some revolutions has triggered the galaxy to descend into chaos. Using the Galactic Union’s military stretched slim, mercenary units have got arisen for those who have the need-and the means-to hire them.

Captained by former Detached Guerrilla Makes Colonel R. A. “Rags” Cutter, the Cutter Pressure Initiative is among the best. A specialized group comprising both aliens and human beings, the Cutters offer services which range from fight training and security to extraction and assassination-as lengthy as the target deserves it and their employer makes good on payday.

When they’re hired to find and save Indira, the soon-to-be-married daughter of Rajah Ramal of New Mumbai, the teams’ first task is to recognize the kidnapper. The most obvious suspects are insurgents who want to overthrow the rajahnate, but as various other forces enter the game and an assassination attempt is manufactured on Ramal, the Cutters realize that their in-and-out removal job is about to get a lot more interesting-and far more lethal.