"The hunters have become the hunted." Tensions on board the Stargazer push the crew to the brink as the largest bounty in history is placed on their heads by two Federation assassins relentlessly hunting them down. Cade Emeryx, the Starslayer, must decide what he'll sacrifice to decrypt a holo-disc containing the insidious secrets of the Federation--secrets the two assassins will stop at nothing to ensure do not see the light of day. One secret revolves around Cade's mysterious past and the other involves the possible destruction of the entire solar system. Even if Cade, against all odds, manages to decrypt the secrets will he be able to stop the machinations of the Federation and come to terms with his own past?