From the deepest darks of unknown space, evil comes...Admiral Tyler Barron and the Confederation navy face a new threat, darker and deadlier than any that have come before.The Confederation has just concluded its war with the Hegemony, but now that power, so long the hated enemy, is calling for help, for the Confederation to join it to face a deadly invasion, one likely to subjugate all humanity.Barron must overcome his own resentments, and the resistance...