In a fractured galaxy where loyalty means survival, rookie mercenary Elias Aurelian makes one choice that turns his own crew against him.
Exiled and marked for death, Elias becomes the target of X-47B-an autonomous Hunter that will pursue him across worlds until its mission is complete. His only chance lies with a volatile alliance of outcasts, smugglers, hackers, and fugitives, each carrying secrets and enemies of their own.
Their search for a way to remove the marker leads them through lawless systems, buried laboratories, and the remnants of a forgotten order. But the closer they get to the truth, the more dangerous their alliance becomes-and some of them will not survive the journey.
In a galaxy that has already discarded him, Elias must decide what he is willing to become for a second chance.