Gray has been taken captive and become the host of a Controller. But not for long, not if Cole has anything to say about it. Determined to recover his hijacked crew member, he sets out to do what he does best: raise hell and kick ass. With his co-captain still recovering from her injuries and the Star Treader in need of a commander in his absence, Cole breaches the occupied Anypsian warship alone. Getting Gray back won't be easy and neither will what comes after. Cosmic scales are close to imbalance. When bureaucracy rears its ugly head, only a Renegade and his steadfast crew stand between the enemy and a catastrophe that could echo across the universe.