It was inevitable.

A full scale conflict with the Coalition can no longer be avoided.  The Coalition is a sprawling, disjointed collection of systems that look like a terrestrial archipelago on a star chart, and the new Haven Protectorate is right in the middle.

Leaving Cole and his allies in the worst situation possible: a multi-front war.

The events that will determine the fate of Human-controlled space have started.  Will the Haven Protectorate carry the day?  Will the Coalition emerge as the dominant Human power?