Double-crossed. Imprisoned. Fighting for their lives. For the Jarheads of Oberon, it's just another Tuesday. But when an old foe reveals that the world is on the brink of a final world war, Quinn realizes they have to accept an impossible mission from someone he can't trust, to find the one person who can possibly stop the evil schemes of Morley Drake and unite the world against the coming alien invasion. But who can he trust when everyone is looking out for themselves? Meanwhile, Chelsea's mind is slowly being poisoned by her father, and it's up to her friends to navigate the unreal world of cortical reality and save her - and themselves - from a fate worse than attenuation. And all the while, the newly evolved Kergan is closing in on the ultimate weapon that will allow him to create a new interstellar empire on his own - starting with Earth. Your favorite hard-luck heroes, the Jarheads of Oberon, are back in action in this fourth book that brings the first cycle of the Fugitive Marines saga to its amazing conclusion!