The Alliance fleet continues its perilous journey across enemy star systems, striving to make it home. Their legendary leader Captain Black Jack Geary, plots a complex route, deep inside enemy territory, in an effort to outwit their enemies, the Syndics.
But when an old war hero returns to the fleet after years spent in Syndic labor camps, he is determined to lead the Alliance to victory whatever the cost. With his command threatened, a mutiny divides the fleet, leaving Geary fighting not only for his leadership but also for their very survival.