Ensign Zoe Goodwin wanted to start her career with the Imperial Navy with a low-key mission. But with a raging invasion of AI starships in progress, pushing the Empire naval forces back at every battle, the handwriting is on the wall - humans will soon be obsolete.
The Empire's only hope is a last-ditch mission to the Galaxy Core and with enemies attacking on all fronts, Zoe is on board. Soon this young naval officer finds everything she knew about her history was built upon a lie. As the survival of her civilization becomes tied to her own, Zoe Goodwin realizes she must stand in defiance, prepared to give her life for the salvation of the Rim - or her entire civilization will go down in flames!