Spread across a cluster of 8 star systems, the 22 inhabited planets of the UEPC thrived and were at peace for more than 200 years… until they came. In an unprovoked attack, alien invaders wiped out the UEPC’s battle fleet and all major cities on 21 planets. Hidden between two great nebulas on the far edge of UEPC space, only Bacchus 12 was spared from destruction.
The year is 2614 – 206 years after Earth was destroyed in a natural cataclysm and the United Earth Planets Confederation (UEPC) became humanity’s new home. Spread across a cluster of 8 star systems, the 22 inhabited planets of the UEPC thrived and were at peace for more than 200 years… until they came. In an unprovoked attack, alien invaders wiped out the UEPC’s battle fleet and all major cities on 21 planets. Hidden between two great nebulas on the far edge of UEPC space, only Bacchus 12 was spared from destruction.
Rick Douglas is going about his business of directing planetary services on behalf of the Confederation. When he loses contact the planetary governments of the other UEPC planets, Rick leans that the Confederation has been attacked by an unknown alien force. The UEPC fleet has been largely destroyed, and most of the cities on the other Confederation planets have been levelled. Only the planet Bacchus 12 remains untouched.
With the UEPC civilian government gone, the survival of the human race falls on Rick’s shoulders. Rescue missions must be launched, and Bacchus 12 must be protected. But Bacchus 12 doesn’t have the infrastructure to handle housing and feeding refugees from the other Confederation planets, and the remnants of the fleet are inadequate to protect the planet.
When the alien attackers discover Bacchus 12’s existence, Rick and the fleet struggle to guard Bacchus from attack. In an epic battle in space fought across the star system, the fate of mankind hangs in the balance as Rick leads the defense of the planet and its deposits of the coveted mineral Olympium from both the aliens and from a new and equally deadly threat from within his own cabinet.
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