Sloane Tarnish is finished with Galactic politics, Fleet Commanders, criminal cartels, spaceships in general, and-most of all-bounty hunting. The only problem? Bounty hunting isn't finished with her. The Cosmic Trade Federation has a bounty on her head now, and the reward is high enough to tempt old nemeses into the Fringe Systems. All she wants to do is serve a few drinks and forget the rest of the galaxy exists...