<p>In this much-anticipated final installment of <em>The Preeminent War </em>series, the Preeminent go 'all in' to crush the ISC Fleet and remove the hated 'Vermin' from their space. They're empowered with a new weapon: a deadly new ship whose real threat <em>Cobra</em>'s brain trust can't decipher.</p><p><br></p><p>Carol Hansen's <em>Antares</em> will pay a heavy price as it fights through the Preeminent onslaught. But, the battle will not end as Carol might hope, and she will find herself in a role, and then a place, place, she never expected.</p><p><br></p><p>At the same time, something is happening on the Preeminent home planet at Alpha Mensae, as old legends inspire new thinking, and dark, long-held secrets are revealed. A young female's extraordinary abilities are revealed to her, and the implications of what she and her malePair learn may change the course of the war.</p><p><br></p><p>Will the Preeminent's enormous ships win the day, or will the ISC Fleet manage somehow to weather the storm and emerge victorious?</p><p>Or, will something no one anticipated bring the conflict to a different kind of end?</p>