Someone is setting fire to the Commonwealth Rim, nurturing a storm to drag humanity through the horrors of colonial warfare and thereby hasten the rise of Empire. Their plan has just one fatal flaw: it doesn't count on an ex-Marine pathfinder with a grudge, a dagger and a deadly partner. Zack Decker has seen enough of war to know this one has to be stopped before it turns into an all-out bloodbath, even if that means ignoring orders and risking his mission as well as his life. After all, he's still one of the Few...