Erewhon was a legendary vacation planet - until it was ravaged by acid storms. A new friend brings the Liberator crew here, their objective: to assassinate an old enemy.
A mysterious voice forces Cally to a barren world where barbarians threaten a beleaguered city. There, Cally joins a dangerous quest to the Singing Grave, encountering evil of immense ferocity and power.
A distress signal lures the Liberator to an uncharted world, where the ship's systems come under attack from an outside influence. Avon and the crew face a specter of the past that could destroy their hopes for the future.
Thern Sorron, the ruler of Kalion, is dead. Federation presidents, both old and new, attend the funeral ostensibly to pay their respects, but whoever possesses the Seal of Kalion, controls the vast Kalion shipyards.
As the war between the presidents escalates, new recruits are urgently required. Dayna gains first-hand experience of what life can be like as a Federation trooper as she confronts insurgent forces on a frontier world.
The Liberator is lured to the planet Erebus. There, the former Federation president is colluding with an old acquaintance of Avon's who is eager for a reunion.
On the Federation world of Astra Valadina, the former President is hatching a plan to discredit his successor and turn the tide of the war in his favor. The unwitting pawns in his scheme are the crew of the Liberator.
In a special facility, the Federation propagandists are hard at work. When first Zeera Vos, and then the Liberator crew arrive, their work is disrupted, and a traitor, it seems, has been busy in their midst.
The Federation is in turmoil. The war is raging out of control. It's time for Avon and his crew to pick a side - but when the Liberator finds a ship full of refugees, they realize that nothing can ever be that simple.
The planet Corrolos is a safe haven for ex-oligarchs and retired royalty. So why is Tarrant insistent on going there, and what was the last wish of his dead brother, Deeta?
Servalan is Supreme Empress of the Galaxy - but the man whose throne she usurped wants it back. The final battle of the Civil War begins - and it's time for the Liberator crew to take a stand.