One of the very darkest marks upon Imperial pride comes with the horrific failures at the free asteroid of Egesta. Ken Barron doesn't shy away from his part in this affair, and this volume of the Reminiscences honestly explains why and how the situation on that small, free colony became so disastrous. It also follows the running battle between Commodore Sean Cook, the man who triggered the Egesta civil war, and Captain Wes Pellew, our gallant friend from the Belt Squadron, who was determined on getting justice.