The crew of the Atalanta has survived prison, criminals, betrayal, and battles that should have destroyed them. Now the danger is becoming more complicated. Covert operations, disguises, advanced technology, nanites, biological threats, military forces, and deadly machines pull Daria and Captain Travis Lombe into conflicts where a gunfight is rarely the whole story. Daria has changed since the woman who first stepped out of the Super-Max prison. She is now a trusted operative and strategist, willing to take on the jobs others cannot. But every mission carries new risks, and the line between a mercenary operation and a fight for survival grows thinner with every move. Lombe must keep his people alive while Daria refuses to stand safely on the sidelines when her crew is in danger. The Atalanta has become their home, and the people aboard it have become something far more important than partners for hire. Enemies may have the weapons, the numbers, and the technology—but they have one advantage their enemies cannot understand: they refuse to leave their own behind. Because aboard the Atalanta, no one dies alone.
The crew of the Atalanta has survived prison, criminals, betrayal, and battles that should have destroyed them. Now the danger is becoming more complicated. Covert operations, disguises, advanced technology, nanites, biological threats, military forces, and deadly machines pull Daria and Captain ...