Publisher's Synopsis
Mark Martin has found his father. Next mission, free his homeworld from the alien menace that occupies it. But his plans are derailed when the Erethizon fleet destroys the hidden pirate base of Ocelot. Now he's on the run. With no safe port, Mark and his marines will have to find a new base of operations. It won't be easy. More planets are succumbing to the vicious alien onslaught. The Terran Confederacy is crumbling. With his allies turning on him, battle damage mounting, and resources dwindling, Mark will have to be a better space pirate to have any hope of survival.
