Cut off from home. Hunted by an empire that wants them dead.
When the Ghost Protocol sealed the Gauntlet, it trapped Frank Cage and Martin Kelvin on the wrong side with a squad of Marines, a handful of Halcerite defectors, and no way out. Now, Black Horn hunters have their scent, tracking their defector allies over a blood debt older than human civilization.
But the war is the least of Martin's concerns. A Hollow infection is eating him alive, rewiring his brain and body into something not quite human, and it may be their one shot at liberating an army of the enslaved. The plan is a desperate one: Hit the enemy where it bleeds through guerrilla war tactics, and free the Hollow before the empire raises a monster far worse.
Meanwhile, on the colony side, Martin's son, Thomas, struggles to keep his family alive while Eden burns under fire from Halcerite warships. The planet is already lost. All he can do now is run, but escape won't be easy when it's not just the aliens who want them dead. Now, in order to survive, the Old Guns and Young Guns will have to become more than Marines; enter the Rogue Guns.
The third installment of this whirlwind military sci-fi saga continues the exciting collaboration between USA Today–bestselling author J.N. Chaney and New York Times–bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith that's perfect for fans of Expeditionary Force and Undying Mercenaries.
