Some weapons choose their own masters.Drake Massey thought he’d finally tamed the rogue AI ship Vanguard—until Elera brings herself back online and creates the ultimate weapon: a viral corruption that could turn the entire Nohiri conquest fleet against itself.
As enemy forces smash through the civilization ring toward Earth, the Civil Service brass refuses to let Drake deploy this final solution. So he does what any reasonable salvage rat would do—he steals the Vanguard and goes rogue.
Racing against time with his brother Quinn and the mysteriously recovered Nohiri defector Fenan, Drake must deliver Elera’s corruption to the heart of the conquest fleet. But when the enemy launches a devastating assault on Ethiri Station, he faces an impossible choice: save the station or sacrifice everything for a weapon that might consume friend and foe alike.
In the penultimate volume of the Vanguard series, the deadliest enemies are often the ones who claim to be on your side.
