Kristina Swany, a rebellious young Human, discovers the hidden side of the Intergalactic Confederation - crime, misery and corruption. She will have to carve a place for herself in the shadows. The third and final volume of an Orbital spin-off. Kristina, Zachary, and Olmay have managed to set up an interstellar luxury vehicle trafficking ring and now lead a proper criminal gang, the Trident. The young Earthling's future is far from secure, though. Her men hate her because of her origins, Olmay is turning increasingly tyrannical and bloodthirsty, and external threats abound, from the survivors of the Cartel of the Peaks who still want her dead to the authorities who are after everyone! In the crucible of the looming confrontation will be forged the Kristina we meet in Orbital .