Rawlins' Redemption

In a galaxy on the brink of political collapse, ex-Union Navy Officer Cliff Rawlins emerges from a wrongful court-martial to find interstellar travel perilous. With the Union of Free Planets facing dissolution, he sees a chance to create a mercenary navy to ensure safe passage across the stars and profit from the ensuing chaos. However, both old and new enemies lurk in the shadows, determined to see him fail and eliminate him once and for all.