In the not so distant future, the invention of gravity drive engines allows humans to leave Earth easily and cheaply. This quick, chaotic expansion causes the devastating FFBB war and ends in a shift in power away from Earth. After the war, many thought they had won their freedom, but soon find that they had just traded their governments for new corporate masters. Now, with a new invention, things are about to change once again. This new power could reestablish Earth's dominance, give the corporations ultimate power, or free all of humanity, forever. Captain Atticus Elliot has no idea what he's gotten himself and his crew into, but they soon find they hold the key to humanity's future in their hands, if only they can survive.