The Socialist Union has declared war on the Leonis Republic and it is a war the Republic knows it can't win.

The last time a large empire declared war on the smaller Republic an uneasy truce was reached. This time lines may have to be crossed that will cost the soul of those warriors.

Eric Spears is the nephew of the great Colonel Mike Spears. Hero of the Han war. Can he follow in his uncle's foot steps?

The Socialist Union might be the least of the Republic's worries. Something else lurks in the darkness, something that has destroyed space faring nations in the past and the drums of war are awakening it.

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