TO TAKE BACK THEIR HOMEWORLD...

It's been nearly two years since the planet Maldives was seized by a "people's rebellion" and the true ruler, Ivan Litzau, was forced to flee his homeworld under the protection of Walter de Mesnil, the last survivor of the mercenary unit Angleton's Angels, slaughtered during the initial fighting.

Much has changed for Ivan, Walter, and the others. They've made a name for themselves on Solaris VII, and raised enough of a force to begin making plans to return and free his homeworld. But when news of his sister's capture reaches Ivan, he knows the time to go back has arrived.

But a frontal assault against the enemy Collective would be suicide. No, to win his planet back, Ivan and Walter will have to apply the lessons they learned on the gladiator planet, where might doesn't always make right, and sometimes, the most important battles can be fought without firing a shot...