"We had to destroy the planet to save lives."
Say that out loud in a galaxy at war and see who believes you.
He's a force-grown Gen-Human, barely three months out of his decanting bottle, and he's already someone's property. A sadistic pirate clan has dragged him into a life he never had time to choose, and they plan to use him up.
Elsewhere, three aliens are hunting a villain who laughs the whole way through his work. He's hell-bent on destroying his own world, and he seems to think it's the funniest thing he's ever done.
On a ruined planet, a military operation has gone catastrophically wrong. Everything that mattered is ash, and one last shot at personal glory is all that remains. Whether it's worth taking is another matter.
None of them are headed the same direction, but the galaxy has other plans. All their paths are about to collide.
Worlds destroyed. Civilizations ruined. Cities devastated.
Join them on this trek across a wounded galaxy.