Viktor Haas served with distinction during the Andevan Wars as Captain of the Sydney. The Sydney was a Deep-Space Class, Heavy Cruiser in the fleet of the Terran Space Exploration Administration, or TSEA. Captain Haas takes command of a very different ship - the Admiral Byrd. The Admiral Byrd, affectionately known as the 'Byrd,' is a Scout-Class science vessel.

The Byrd has been tasked with a mission that is very different to those Captain Haas usually undertakes. Although Captain Haas brings certain of his Sydney crew with him, the crew on board the Byrd, and the ship itself, requires that the Captain embrace a very different command style than he usually employs. He has been told, however, that if this mission is a success, his captaincy of the Sydney will be revisited.

The Byrd is known throughout the fleet for having problems. Will Engineer Siksika be able to fix those problems and allow the ship to finish its mission? In these pages is an adventure that takes you not only to different planets but to other places of interest in space where you will meet very different creatures and societies.