The Terran military has defeated the invading fleet, but the war is far from over. Centauri technology enables a covert agent to pry into the military's files, accessing secrets that could lead to millions of deaths. Lieutenant Commander Thomas Kane, Lieutenant Katja Emmes, and Sublieutenant Jack Mallory find themselves at the forefront of the planet's defenses. But given what they've experienced, their greatest challenge may be their memories of war.