Sometimes, rebellion is the only option.It's hard enough managing a neutral interstellar outpost when half the galaxy is on the brink of war. The struggle can only intensify when fascist bigots threaten to seize control of the entire Earth Democratic Federation.In the year 2160, ten thousand light years from Earth, Nysse, Ishlaa, Winston, Sam, and the rest of the Bivrost Nine crew have no inkling of their imminent peril. Bivrost Nine stands at the center of a plot with deeper roots than anyone knows - except for the sentient virus who calls himself Omra Siuan. And nobody but Nysse Ghazi is aware that he exists, or that they're almost out of time.Months of covert movement are about to converge in a crisis that will threaten the foundation of the fragile interstellar order and leave humanity bitterly divided. As the cosmos crumbles around them, Nysse and her crew face a stark choice between resistance and surrender.