Everything has led to this. Diplomacy has failed. Plans long in the work have either shattered or come to their dreadful climax. The song of war plays across the solar system, and now the biggest conflict in human history is about to begin. Jack Wilgress finds himself at the end of the line: no safe harbors, no cash, and all his debts are coming back to collect. With the Solar System of the Eve of war, will he sink or swim? Rogan Hallard has been trying his whole life to find unity between Gongen and Earth, but with war now inevitable, will he be a healer or a hunter? Higen Orochito has been serving the Gongen people all his life. But now, there are no easy choices, and as the skies of his home fill with enemies Orochito's decisions may change the course of history itself. Featuring three novellas by Sabrina Fried (A More Civilized Age) Bryan Thomas Schmidt (Predator: Eyes of the Demon, Shortcut), and James Wylder (P.R.O.B.E: True Origins, 10,000 Dawns), with two brand new short stories by Wylder and Michael Robertson (Cwej: Down the Middle, GoblinPunk). War comes to the universe crafted by New York Times Bestselling Author Michael Stackpole, Decipher, Inc., and Arcbeatle Press. The Battle of Phobos begins.