Outclassed. Outgunned. Overwhelmed. The Consortium is being eradicated.Kyren knows it's his fault. By stopping the deathbots they have altered the timeline, and now the Crevak pirates have a mysterious new benefactor. One who has given them the weapons to overcome the Consortium, the only force in civilized space capable of holding back the pirates. Can they find the meaning of the Oracle's new vision before it is too late? Can they survive a precog hit squad, the wicked space pirates, and an infestation of alien parasites long enough to repair their altered destiny?