New alien technology leads to an unhealthy fight for politics power, in the third in this nationwide bestselling science fiction series. Ever since linesman Ean Lambert uncovered strange fresh lines within an alien vessel, the lines have grown to be symbols of a power as well great to disregard. As political tensions over control of the alien technology support, Ean’s previous shipmates must unite to avert a devastating issue: the Crown Princess of Lancia functioning from within the tumultuous Alliance, Ean searching for the help of the impatient alien ships, and Ean’s close friend and bodyguard, Radko, getting into a strange and perilous mission. However the biggest threat originates from an unexpected resource. Someone is wanting to remove the brand new Alliance from within-and will use anything, also the lines themselves, to ensure its destruction.