Humanity has colonised the solar system, but on Callisto the fabric of civilization has begun to unravel. A devastating civil war has laid waste to many of the moon's settlements, leaving the survivors clinging to life in underground shelters.Hiding among the survivors is Shakespeare Cruz, a man with a price on his head. Absconding with a warlord's wife was his crime, and taking care of the child she left behind his obligation, but as he finds himself cornered by his enemies it looks like his time may be about to run out.In the colony's weakened state, the impending battle may doom them all.