There is war on Signus Prime; Horus sends the Blood Angels to the Signus system, where an army of Khornate daemons waits for them. The Warmaster's plan is to use the flaw in the Blood Angels' gene-seed - which will later be known as the Red Thirst - to turn them to the worship of the Blood God. At the height of the battle, Sanguinius fights with the Bloodthirster Ka'Bandha. The Blood Angels fight for survival of thier minds and bodies

"At the thrilling and devastating conclusion of 24 season 8, federal agent Jack Bauer is framed and declared a fugitive of the United States. Four years later, the ticking clock starts again as Jack Bauer resurfaces--in London. Now, find out what happened after the clock wound down four years ago."--Dust jacket, back cover.

The peace process started by the Khitomer Accords is threatened by discoveries about the group believed to be responsible for the deadly attack on the Klingon moon Praxis and the involvement of a disgraced Starfleet lieutenant.

When the Starship Titan stumbles upon a battlefield of sentient computers who were once the first line of defense against The Null, Captain Riker must convince the AIs that humans can be trusted in order to form an alliance.