Man has conquered space and spread throughout the galaxy. Many civilizations on several thousand planets are joined in a vast confederation whose very existence is now threatened by the Rull -- a paranoid muderous race from beyond the frontiers of human territory. Equal to Man in intelligence, the Rull have a technology that may even be superior. Their spaceships have already captured several hundred planets. The final titanic showdown that will decide Man's fate and the fate of the whole galaxy is imminent.

Armageddon is at hand...