In the early 26th century, humanity—and the inquisitive, insectoid virgonids—have been united under the aegis of the Interstellar Compact, an unprecedented federal hyperstate spanning dozens of star systems across thousands of light years.
The Great War ended a generation ago, but the Compact must remain vigilant against its old enemies: the vicious, saurian Kyrans, and the enigmatic, pitiless machines known as the Ciphers.
Yet with peace comes new dangers. Fear of the enemy within often eclipses the enemy without—and such fears have a way of making themselves reality...
