Max Drago and his friends managed to do the impossible: they freed all of the slaves from Mining Facility 29. But after recovering the Ogatu records, they discover that this task is minor compared to the one still in front of them. There are sixteen more facilities out in the galaxy that are housing human slaves. But before they can even begin searching for a way to free all of their brothers and sisters, war breaks out between two powerful rival species in the region--a war that has been spurred on by another mysterious race. Their plans must be put on hold until this war is resolved. Can the humans of Terrasec manage to survive the war, political intrigue and chaos that stands before them?