Following a bloody and ruthless rebellion, the world of Frihet is finally free of Earth, and Princess Thalor prepares to retake the throne stolen from her murdered father. But already an Earth fleet is on the way to destroy the rebels, and feared among it is the unbeatable ship, Spearhead, crewed by the alien known, for short, as Jon, and a human, Bryant Johnson. With Spearhead against them, Frihet has little hope of surviving, but just whose side...