When MSS Officer Kristen Stahl is seriously injured in the Battle of Allentown Spaceport the stability of her old life is thrown upside down. Along with her injuries she has to cope with a failing relationship and the possibility there is no longer a place for her in her beloved Martian Security Service. An uncertain future awaits all of Mars, but it seems the fates are determined to test Officer Stahl to the very limits of her capability. Can she fight her way back to where she needs to be, or is the simple act of survival victory enough?