"I gulped down Ballistic in one long read, staying awake half the
night, and now I want the next one!" --George R. R. Martin
There is a personal price to pay for having aligned with the wrong side
in a reckless war. For Aden Jansen it's the need to adopt a new identity
while keeping his past hidden. Now he's integrated himself aboard the
Zephyr, a merchant ship smuggling critical goods through dangerous
space. But danger is imminent on planet Gretia, as well. Under
occupation, torn between postwar reformers and loyalists, it's a
polestar for civil unrest.
Meanwhile an occupation forces officer is pulled right back into the
fray when the battle alarm is raised, an ambitious heiress is entangled
in a subversive political conspiracy, and an Allied captain is about to
meet the enemy head-on.
As Aden discovers, the insurgents on Gretia--and in space--are
connected, organized, and ready to break into full-scale rebellion.
History is threatening to repeat itself. It's time that Aden rediscovers
who he is, whom he can trust, and what he must fight for now.