The book tells of a young Alliance lieutenant, David Anderson, and his efforts to find a survivor of an attack on a top-secret Alliance base, lieutenant Kahlee Sanders. As the book progresses it is revealed the base was attacked purposely by the Blue Suns mercenary group, who were hired by the leading scientist on the base.
The book narrates the journey of a young Alliance officer, David Anderson, in search of a survivor from an assault on a covert Alliance installation, Lieutenant Kahlee Sanders. The story reveals that the installation was deliberately struck by the Blue Suns mercenaries, who were hired by the facility's leading researcher.