Carol Hansen has her own problems to manage, starting with a tough, critical new boss and her own self-criticism, pushed by the nightmares of what she did during the war with the Preeminent, and what she might have done better. With David gone, she struggles against the memories that haunt her, the decisions she now questions, and the lives her orders cost. So here's another installment in the ISC Fleet universe, where character comes before technology, and relationships before strategy. But, there's still plenty of complexity in both domains to keep you turning pages. One reviewer said about Whitehouse's previous works "the characters not only came 'alive', but they were also dynamic, well-developed personalities." Another said, "The storyline is absorbing and stimulating." Beta readers of said "I found the writing exact and exciting." And, "this was an excellent follow up to the [Preeminent War] trilogy. The several plot lines were very engaging." If you're interested in a good story with complex, well-developed characters, you could do a lot worse than .