On the colony planet of Terra Nova, soldier-turned-political leader Carrerahas achieved his revenge, destroying those who killed his wife and children in aterrorist strike, and helping to establish a free country. But Carrera’sfight is not over. War with the Tauran Union is inevitable. Carrera has beenpreparing his new country for this all-out conflict for years, intending todrive out the last vestige of foreign imperialism in Balboa, the Tauran UnionSecurity Force. He doesn't care that he's outnumbered one hundred to one. Hedoesn't care that the Taurans are one thousand times wealthier. A trueMachiavellian, Carrera is convinced that gold cannot always find good soldiers,but that good soldiers can always find gold. But then his own government calls ahalt even as the commander of the United Earth Peace Fleet, High AdmiralMarguerite Wallenstein, injects a dose of realism and spine into the TauranUnion. Any other government, giving similar orders, Carrera would overthrowwithout hesitation. But this is his own creation; he must follow these orders.But the Taurans are provoking Balboa mercilessly, and Carrera knows that sooneror later, he must fight — only now the task will be more difficult andmore bloody. No matter. When that time comes, Carerra knows he will do whateverit takes to win. He is, after all, Carrera.