Publisher's Synopsis
Tom Corbett wanted by the law? Roger Manning and the Venusian Astro sentenced to hard labor?The crew of the Polaris have never been closer to realizing the dream of becoming Solar Guardsmen - until an altercation with the Capella unit casts serious doubts on the future of the cadets. Once hailed as the pride of the Academy, Tom and his pals now find themselves in a downward spiral of embarrassing mistakes and misunderstandings that could spell the end of their careers. Little do they realize they've become pawns in a high-stakes game of deadly interstellar sabotage, a game in which the winner will definitely take all.