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SynopsisFourteen years have passed since the crew of Freedom One returned to earth orbit with their prize of metal-bearing asteroids. Yet the conflict with earth nations continues, a constantly irritated wound that will never heal while they retain the secret to their gravitational propulsion system.Now branded the Space Confederation, even their name is a source of argument within the United Nations. As is their development of a farm on Mars. Then there are the millions of people on earth afraid that each instantaneous trip of their probe to a distant part of the galaxy will alert aliens to their presence and bring an invasion.They can't do anything right, so they keep their development of a completely limitless quantum computer a complete secret.However, there are powers on earth that have had enough of the standoff. It's time the space-goers were brought to heel. It's time one nation showed the others what was needed and exerted some power over the space-going bunch of gypsies and university students.They have no idea what they will unleash in doing so., Fourteen years have passed since the crew of Freedom One returned to earth orbit with their prize of metal-bearing asteroids. Yet the conflict with earth nations continues, a constantly irritated wound that will never heal while they retain the secret to their gravitational propulsion system. Now branded the Space Confederation, even their name is a source of argument within the United Nations. As is their development of a farm on Mars. Then there are the millions of people on earth afraid that each instantaneous trip of their probe to a distant part of the galaxy will alert aliens to their presence and bring an invasion. They can't do anything right, so they keep their development of a completely limitless quantum computer a complete secret. However, there are powers on earth that have had enough of the standoff. It's time the space-goers were brought to heel. It's time one nation showed the others what was needed and exerted some power over the space-going bunch of gypsies and university students. They have no idea what they will unleash in doing so.