Captain Alexandra " Alex" Mc Laughlin is not a woman to be underestimated Under her petite exterior is a spine of solid steel & a disposition to laugh in the face of impending death A former member of the Terran Navy's elite force the Dead Jokers electronic-warfare pilots with a mortality rate to match that of old Japan's Kamikazes Alex is a born survivor But sometimes survival can be a curse Humanity is locked in a war of survival with the Xan-Sskarn an alien race that refuses to acknowledge the rights of "weaker" creatures to live It is a war that will not end with a peace treaty but only the complete subjugation of one species to the other & right now the alien side is winning However the enemy on the outside is not the only one to be faced As the battles take on an eerily familiar pattern of no-win scenarios Alex realizes the horrifying truth; humanity has a traitor & it's somebody close As each battle brings more death Alex's ghosts grow & so does her desire for vengeance There is only one way for this to end & Alex is just the human to take it there
- to Ragnarok!