Farstep Station sits on the distant edge of human expansion into space. Although meant to be the stepping stone to further exploration, the station remained understaffed and nearly abandoned for the duration of a long war between the rebels and the fledgling Inner Worlds Council. 

With the war all but over, the IWC has once again turned attention to this outpost of humanity. The new commander, Desmond Montaigne, steps into a powder keg of trouble, including a belligerent civilian section no one told him existed, a second-in-command who may be more dangerous than he is incompetent, a tie to his estranged father, Admiral Orlan Montaigne...and things loose on the station that shouldn't be there at all. 

Farstep Station is a nexus of hidden secrets and dangerous people. Desmond Montaigne soon learns the trick of survival isn't recognizing his many enemies -- it's hoping he can find a few friends.