The first interplanetary war is over, but the Grand Duke's ambition knows no bounds. The discovery of alien artifacts brings a new player into the game of solar dominance and pushes the uneasy peace of the post-war solar system to its limits. With the planetary colonies of the Sol system only in their infancy, the chess match for the future and survival of mankind begins anew on the Red Planet. Mars becomes the fulcrum of events that spiral into utter mayhem.