Abstract
Something strange is going on at the frontiers of the Hexagon, the interstellar League of Nations. The Hexagon charges Matthew Miles, captain of the Astrofleet with an important mission: To scout the mysterious disappearance of warship Tide at the edge of the so-called Forbidden Zone. On the way to that location Captain Miles and his crew encounter Ulysses Magnus. The old war hero and his group of renegades – including Brent Carpico – are on their way to the Forbidden Zone as well; but for other reasons. Ulysses and his friends try to reveal a secret surrounding a young member of their group: A boy, saved from slave traders, who can’t remember anything. Not even his own name. In the beginning distrust overshadows the encounter between Captain Miles and Ulysses. But then happens a first open attack of a yet unknown enemy who seems to be responsible for the fate of warship Tide…