The torrent leaders are being hunted. Blood and debris smother what remains of the colonies. The Collective's ruthless bloodshed across the fringe has sparked violence and uprisings throughout the system. The three rebel leaders must split up in order to unite the various factions. Critch leads the Terran front, trying to stop the Collective Unified Forces from advancing on the remaining fringe colonies. Heid runs missions to save refugees who've lost everything to the CUF. And Reyne faces impossible odds in uniting disparate rebel armies into a single force to be reckoned with. But the odds are impossibly stacked against them. The Collective is launching brutal attacks against the rebellion, leaving innocent casualties in their wake. Spies are stealing secrets. Assassins relentlessly hunt the torrent leaders. Victory will not come easy. Battles will be waged. Friends will die. Sacrifices must be made. To win, the rebels will have to cross a line from which there’s no return.