The Confederacy of Aligned Systems has been deeply wounded. Wracked by unceasing warfare and beset by enemies without number, they have still done their best to defend their allies and member states. But a new challenge has arrived. With humanity on the edge of reemergence, can the Confederacy hold out long enough for the Terrans to arrive in time to help? (This story takes place after First Contact/Behold Humanity and Dark Ages. It is STRONGLY recommended that a prospective reader read both ...

After the Second Precursor War, the Cygnus Orion Galactic Spur never stopped fighting. As time passed, new races rose up and other races went extinct. One thing never changed: Everyone wanted a slice of Terran technology or territory. The Dark Ages were upon them.

Eight Thousand Years after the Glassing of Earth, Terran Descent Humanity has largely become a post-scarcity society based on consent and enjoying life. With the discovery of another ancient race beyond the "Great Gulf", events and history collide to draw the Terran Confederacy into war against a hundred million year old empire that has always won and believes it always will. With allies and enemies of multiple species, the Orion Galactic Arm Spur will be wracked by warfare the likes of which...