A year has passed and the Confederation teeters on the brink of annihilation. Lexxa Singh commands the Icarus where she and her crew of outlaws and renegades have managed to live a life free from the constraints of the Confederation and its laws. But her nightmares about killing the Admiral have never ceased and when the Icarus is suddenly attacked by an unknown enemy, she finds herself drawn back into the web of deceit, chaos, and terror the Cabal has woven throughout the Confederation over the years. Only this time, there is no escape.