-I gulped down Ballistic in one long read, staying awake half the night, and now I want the next one!- -George R. R. MartinThere is a personal price to pay for having aligned with the wrong side in a reckless war. For Aden Jansen it-s the need to adopt a new identity while keeping his past hidden. Now he-s integrated himself aboard the Zephyr, a merchant ship smuggling critical goods through dangerous space. But danger is imminent on planet Gretia, as well. Under occupation, torn between postwar reformers and loyalists, it-s a polestar for civil unrest. Meanwhile an occupation forces officer is pulled right back into the fray when the battle alarm is raised, an ambitious heiress is entangled in a subversive political conspiracy, and an Allied captain is about to meet the enemy head-on. As Aden discovers, the insurgents on Gretia-and in space-are connected, organized, and ready to break into full-scale rebellion. History is threatening to repeat itself. It-s time that Aden rediscovers w
