The sequel to His Majesty’s Starship is filled with complicated politics, ingeniously different aliens and brutal fire fights. Lieutenant Joel Gilmore, part of a space observation team on the asteroid SkySpy, who come under attack by an aggressive, technologically advanced species of aliens known as the XC’s (Xenocides). Its a race against time for their fellow soldiers to rescue them. During the attempt, the rescue team uncovers shocking secrets of the solar system.