Pilot Mark Martin must flee his home world of Yale when the Erethizon theocracy overwhelms the defenses. His father, an influential senator, is captured. Now Mark must find a way to save his dad before the resistance is crushed, and with it, all hope of ending the occupation. A chance encounter with a smuggler captain may be his only hope. Will they help, or will the crew sell him to the alien invaders?

Pilot Mark Martin must flee his home world of Yale when the Erethizon theocracy overwhelms the defenses. His father, an influential senator, is captured. Now Mark must find a way to save his dad before the resistance is crushed, and with it, all hope of ending the occupation. A chance encounter with a smuggler captain may be his only hope. Will they help, or will the crew sell him to the alien invaders?

Mark Martin needs a ship. He and his crew are marooned on a world controlled by vicious gangsters and a corrupt military. If Mark is to have any hope saving his father, he'll have to deal with them. The price is high and it's more than his life at stake, it's the lives of everyone he cares about. Caught between ruthless criminals and bloodthirsty aliens Mark takes a desperate gamble. Will they survive, or be the latest casualties in a galaxy wide war.