Fight Back

Everything seemed lost. The Xarthans had come and ravaged Barnes World. The colonists and remnants of the Colonial Marines hunkered down in their "hides" waiting to be discovered and exterminated or enslaved. Their only hope was rescue from Earth. Except the Guild had played their own card and declared a blockade on the system and refused to transport the Ready Reserve to help. Deanne had escaped Barnes World and reached Earth in an escape pod that could not, should not have been able to use Folded Space Technology. Did she actually have the secret to travel between the stars? Could she break the Guild blockade? Perhaps ... if she survived the Guild assassins that were going to make sure her secret died with her.