It is the year 2222, and we humans have expanded until we now control our galaxy. Through the efforts of the Exploration Tangent Program, we have discovered regions of space, and the Intergalactic Army and Navy drive back the alien forces that seek to thwart us. But trouble is brewing. 202 years ago, when our survival was on the line, the Old Gods appeared, guiding us out of danger, mortals and gods walking the world once more. Now, a great uprising is in motion, and William Bane finds himself an unwilling pawn in the midst of betrayal, deceit and backstabbing.