The Storian occupation of Earth has been broken.Even the global celebration of V-Day can bring no solace for young Minerva Corbin. Word has come down from High Command---take the war to Storia's doorstep. Earth's military forces prepare for a protracted forward deployment, a task that promises monumental challenges for the 1st Global Marine Division as they face liberating occupied worlds along the way.Minerva's desperation and anger swell, making her a force to be reckoned. Pitched battles on a biblical scale cannot stop her on her determined trek to end the costliest war of mankind's history. A timid, small-town girl she is no more. Master Sergeant Corbin is a seasoned combat veteran with hell following in her wake. Emperor Grozet has no idea what kind of storm he has awakened.