200 years after the Ra'ma'nen War, the Terran Republic is at peace. That is until a weapons test by the Verendi go horrible wrong and destroys a Terran liner. Mistakes made on both sides plunge the galaxy into war as the "future" Powers Family rally to the defense of the TR; from commanding the supercruiser North America, to leading Marines in ground action, to leading the Terran Resistance, to captivity in the Verendi Imperial Court, and on to a final encounter in Verendi space, the fate of the Terran Republic and the Galactic Alliance is in the balance.