Captain Kyle Roberts has commanded the carrier Avalon through one of the most vicious battles of the battle against the Terran Commonwealth-but with Avalon in for repair, his political opponents deny him a new ship.

Unwilling to simply accept a desk, he takes command of a covert operation utilizing a captured Commonwealth warship to hit at the very heart of their enemy, drawing away the reinforcements that could kill the Alliance’s recent increases.

However the spies who planned the procedure have secrets they haven’t shared. Their allies have their personal agendas-and the Commonwealth provides surprises of its!