Fresh from his victory on Arkunasha, the young Commander Farsight
leads a crusade to reclaim tau colonies lost to mankind's Imperium.
The tau are a mysterious alien race, diametrically opposed to the
Imperium of Man in every possible way, from their mastery of technology
to their methods of warfare and social structure. Yet in galactic terms
they are a young race, and naïve when it comes to the manipulations of
Chaos. When promising young commander Farsight is promoted to lead a
crusade across the Damocles Gulf to reclaim the tau's lost colonies from
mankind, the mood is one of optimism. With their mighty fleet, and
superior weapons and machines, how can their endeavour possibly fail?
However, despite a parade of early successes, Commander Farsight soon
faces enemies he wasn't anticipating, and finds not only his courage but
also his soul tested to the very limit.