Authors Dave Galanter and Greg Brodeur take us aboard the U.S.S. da Vinci as they take much needed supplies to a mining colony which has been under attack. The Corps of Engineers aboard the da Vinci have to use some of those much needed mining equipment in order to take down a rouge pirate group that has their sights set on the colony. Thanks to Commander Gomez and her team they come up with the solutions to the pirate problem. This is a great fast read and I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys the technical part of trek.