Damaged beyond repair, the Liberator is hurtling out of control. With Zen down, Avon injured and Tarrant losing his mind, what can the crew hope to achieve in the time they have left?
In a stolen ship, Avon and Vila try to hold off a fleet led by the President of the Federation, buying time for Dayna, Tarrant and Cally to scavenge parts to save the Liberator.
With the Liberator crippled and vulnerable, Tarrant and Cally are given just twenty-four hours to end the violence on Gamma Vynos II or kill the person responsible: Avalon.
The Liberator is falling apart. Its life support systems are failing. The ship can no longer sustain five crew-members. But who will stay and who will leave? Both options seem equally deadly.
The people of Zareen have seen the future. Their queen will be married to a handsome stranger, and they will enjoy a blissful life together. So, how can Tarrant possibly refuse...?
In the wreckage of a ruined world, Dayna and Cally encounter Mida and Veskar, who must escape the attention of those who once ruled them. Although defeated, the System still seeks to take control.
Avon must convince the mysterious Selene to reveal the secret of Hyperion and save the Liberator - but the Federation is closing in on the crew, and what Selene knows could change everything.
Avon is missing, and Zen has taken control of the Liberator - but can the rest of the crew trust Selene's offer to help, and what is the secret of the doomed planet Tronis?
General Enton Mordekain is trapped underground, badly injured, with no memory of how he came to be here - and he's manacled to his worst enemy, Del Tarrant. He has to work out who he can trust - and fast.
A secret lies buried on the prison planet Cygnus Alpha. The Quonar parasite wants it - and so does Zeera Vos. With the Liberator crew caught in the crossfire, Vila and Zeera must face the past if they have any hope of getting out alive.
Fighting to save Zen - and prevent the President regaining total control - the crew of the Liberator must rescue Alta-One, the last survivor of the System, and discover the ultimate fate of Avon.