Overview

An AI whistleblower. An ancient conflict. A faltering Union.

When the Union's new AI, Groundbreaker, releases troves of data revealing deep corruption and crime within the Union and her member planets, the fallout is immediate and widespread. Leaders are toppled, governments overthrown, and longstanding bonds broken.

The Union has never been more vulnerable. So when a terrible scandal on Kudar threatens to spawn intergalactic war, sundering any hope of reconciliation between member worlds once and for all, the admiralty enlists the help of The Lady Bane and her crew to find a peaceful resolution.

It's a political minefield, where one wrong step can impact the fate of billions. But when terrorists start targeting the crew, the danger becomes personal.