With two interplanetary superpowers engaged in a secret war, an audacious conspiracy threatens to tip the balance of power between them. An unsolved series of ruthless attacks could lead to the creation of a vigilante army and push the climate of political paranoia into a dangerous new phase, turning covert war into open conflict. Tasked to investigate by no less than the Sovereign himself, war correspondent Linc Bostrom must find out who is behind these bold and deadly attacks, and discover if they are motivated by old fashioned greed, or a more sinister desire to turn up the heat under a cold war.