When a battle-cruiser of His Imperial Majesty disappears, ambitious yet inexperienced Lieutenant-Commander Frederic Mazares and his young crew, among them Junior-Lieutenant Roald Ayrault and Midshipman Andrew Raitt, see the search for the missing spaceship as their chance to earn laurels. What looks like an easy task which would still be rewarded well soon turned into an endeavor which is getting ever more dangerous. The further the situation develops,...