The final battle of the 5th Frontier War, saw the carnage of many ships. The INS Antagonist's loss haunts its few survivors. One wants you to go back. Some things are better left alone.
The mighty Imperium has selected a dozen distinguished officers to man a high tech science space lab in orbit around classified RED planet. It's an assignment of a life time and very TOP SECRET.
Your misfit brother had finally found something to make his mark. He promised a "special announcement" so you came home for holiday. He didn't. Set in the Spinward Marches.
An Entire planet has gone dark. No communication, no travel off plant. An old antique of a space lab headed for the scrap heap has sent out the only distress call. You are sent to investigate.