When war erupts along the galactic rim, three resolute captains rise against an unstoppable empire and the fate of humanity hinges on an unbreakable stand. The Rigelian Confederation and the Empire of Kars have endured fraught tensions along the galactic rim for centuries. Now the Empire must push into Confederation territory to endure. The Rigelian Confederation Navy is on a collision course with the Imperial Fleet under Admiral Tork. Determined naval officers like Captains Harl Comforti, Tadashi Yamashita and Lieutenant Talara Kibbleman stand suddenly in the juggernaut's direct path and in peril. Yet the RCN's enemies haven't truly planned for everything. When the Empire unleashes war upon their nation these humans will strike back with everything they have.