The second book in the Blackcollar series finds an elite fighting force at the forefront of an epic alien war once againDenver, Earth. The twenty-fifth century. After a devastating alien invasion, the Terra Democratic Empire is occupied by the Ryqril race. The once-heroic resistance warriors known as the blackcollars now serve as strong-arm security for Denver s criminal elements.When Allen Caine completes his year-long blackcollar training on the planet Plinry, he and his elite team head to Earth to strike out against the Ryqril puppet government. But there s no way of knowing whether the remaining blackcollars in Denver will be with him, or against him. . . ."