The battle cruiser "Shenandoah," under the command of Captain Rose Liddell, journeys through the galaxy to aid Victoria, a planet caught between the United Federation of Starworlds and its arch-rival, the Freeworld States Alliance

The Shenandoah is sent out to investigate the explosion of a ship, but then a rebel army stages the first devastating attack in a campaign to overthrow the Republic's government, and suddenly a world at peace was transformed into a planet on the brink of destruction. Original.

The diplomacy of war was being tested to the limit as terrorist actions on the planet Victoria threatened to pitch Federation and Alliance alike into the all-out combat neither wanted. But the greatest danger came from the lizard-like Merishi and the enormous Baernoi, who were manipulating all the human factions for their own benefit. The Merishi would do anything for a profit, while the Baernoi would willingly sacrifice humans and Merishi alike for political power. But there were also unidentified forces who had struck two deadly blows, dropping a fusion bomb with devastating effect and staging a direct attack on Victoria's Government house. And suddenly Victoria rocked with a chain reaction of destruction and death that could overwhelm them all—in an explosion of violence that could prove beyond the power of the Shenandoah's troops to stop...

Assigned to reinforce the Federation presence at a training colony, the crew of the Shenandoah must contend with troublesome intelligence agents and rumors of Federation officials' involvement in an immigration scandal. Original.

As the mercenary forces of the Hunters attempt to rouse the alien-run Coordination, the crew of the Federation's starcruiser Shenandoah jump into action to stop them.

Before the Federation finally recognizes the outlawed Confraternity as a legitimate party to bring peace to human and alien alike, a coup must be quelled and battles fought on a grand scale. Otherwise, the galaxy will once again be plunged into chaos.