She survived hell. Now her real problems begin. Opal Imbiana is many things to many people. Hero. Traitor. Soldier. Deserter. Criminal. Explorer. Survivor. She finally achieved her life's goal: to rescue her little sister from the utterly alien Null zone. But the world she returns to has changed. Her friends are gone, and her enemies are more powerful than ever. In the bleakest situations, it takes an exceptional mind to keep hope alive.