The first trilogy of the Union Earth Privateers military science fiction series comes to an explosive close. Beset by alien rivals and betrayed by their own human government, the crew of the Condor are short on friends in a very dangerous galaxy. In the aftermath of the Union Earth's betrayal of the Maeyar Empire, Victoria and her Vultures are recruited for a dangerous mission. At the fringes of Union Earth territory, the Director of the UE's clandestine Technical Division has gone missing and an entire colony world has fallen silent. Vick and her crew dare to mount a recon-and-rescue attempt to recover the scientists and, more importantly, the secrets they guard. The Vultures must face new threats, friends turned to enemies, and will become the only force standing in the way of the alien predators hunting for Earth, eager to destroy all of humankind.