Humanity is at war with the alien Fallers, and it is a war we are losing. Our implacable foes ignore all attempts at communication, and they take no prisoners. Our only hope lies with an unlikely group: Major Kaufman, retired warrior; Marbet Grant, the Sensitive who's involved with Kaufman; Amanda, a very confused fourteen–year–old; and Magdalena, one of the biggest power–brokers in all of human space.

As the action moves from Earth to the farthest reaches of the galaxy, four humans try to enter the Fallers' home star system. The fate of the entire universe may hang in the balance.