The Space Bastards were one of the most feared and deadly mercenary crews in the universe. Were. Captain Hawke Sparov and his crew are running out of luck and money. On the edge of civilized space, the Space Bastards are willing to do whatever it takes to earn a few credits, diving into the depths of the Abyss itself if the money is right. When a distress transmission offers to pay anything for a rescue from a long dead planet, Hawke and his crew leap at the chance. Little do they know how much danger their client and their mysterious cargo will land them in, or about the cataclysmic events...