The date is 1968 of the Galactic Era, almost three thousand years from
now. The Republic, dominated by the human race, is in the midst of an
all-out war with the Teroni Federation.
Almost a year has passed since the events of Starship: Mercenary.
Captain Wilson Cole now commands a fleet of almost 50 ships, and he has
become the single greatest military force on the Inner Frontier.
With one exception. The Republic still comes and goes as it pleases,
taking what it wants, conscripting men, and extorting taxes, even though
the Frontier worlds receive nothing in exchange. And, of course, the
government still wants Wilson Cole and the starship Theodore Roosevelt.
He has no interest in confronting such an overwhelming force, and
constantly steers clear of them.
Then an incident occurs that changes everything, and Cole declares war
on the Republic. Outnumbered and always outgunned, his fleet is no match
for the Republic's millions of military vessels, even after he forges
alliances with the warlords he previously hunted down.
It's a hopeless cause...but that's just what Wilson Cole and the Teddy
R. are best at.
