A horrific act of terrorism has taken place on the planet Aval. GAC agent Matthias Glintock has been assigned to the case and video surveillance has pointed him to the number one suspect: Maxim Ultra. But how? Max has reconnected with an old flame back home on Earth, nowhere near Aval. Unfortunately, that doesn't stop the law and hordes of bounty hunters pursuing him across the galaxy to make him pay for his crime or collect the exorbitant reward. Now, Max must choose his allies carefully as he attempts to not only save his own neck, but discover just who committed the crime in the first place and bring them to justice. Maxim Ultra's story continues in The Old Flame!