The opening of portals, the so-called gates, entailed the massive colonization of new worlds. Thousands of people rushed in search of a better life. However, independent migrants had to face a powerful corporation licensed to explore unexplored territories. On the distant planet Ilos, a real war broke out, threatening to spread to the Earth itself. James Holden and the crew of his ship "Rocinante" are tasked with going to Ilos and trying to stop the bloodshed