The original novel tying into the critically acclaimed and much-missed
Firefly series from creator Joss Whedon.
The Battle of Serenity Valley was the turning point that led the
Independents to their defeat at the hands of the Alliance. Yet the
Browncoats had held the valley for weeks against all odds, before being
ordered to lay down their arms. Command stated they refused to send in
airpower because the ground war was too hot. But the soldiers who were
there insist that was not true...
While picking up a new cargo on Persephone, Captain Malcolm Reynolds is
kidnapped by a bunch of embittered veteran Browncoats who suspect him of
sabotaging the Independents during the war. As the rest of the crew
struggle to locate him, Mal is placed on trial for his life, fighting
compelling evidence that someone did indeed betray them to the Alliance
all those years ago. As old comrades and old rivals crawl out of the
woodwork, Mal must prove his innocence, but his captors are desperate
and destitute, and will settle for nothing less than the culprit's
blood.