Nemesis games. The ashes of Babylon. Other people's dogs. Corey D.

The discovery of distant worlds entailed the greatest expansion in the history of mankind. The adventurers of the thousands go on travels in search of a better life, and meanwhile, the foundations of power in the solar system are at risk. Many colonist ships disappear without a trace. Powerful military forces are secretly formed. The last sample of the protomolecule is stolen. The attacks of terrorists keep in fear the inner planets. The sins of the past are returning, collecting a high fee. While a new order is established in fire and blood, James Holden and the Rosinant team are forced to fight to survive and return to their only house left. It will end with blood. A free fleet - a radical group of aster - has caused irreparable damage to the Earth and now wages a pirate war among the external planets of the solar system. The colonists, heading for thousands of new worlds behind the gate, become easy prey, and there are no ships left, strong enough to protect them. The James Holden team knows better than others the advantages and weaknesses of the free fleet. The remnants of the old political forces inferior to him, among the relics, appeal to Rosinant, entrusting him with a desperate mission: to achieve the Medina station in the heart of the network of rings-breeds. However, the new alliance is also vulnerable, and the struggle for power is just beginning.

The collection also includes a new translation of the story “Alien Dogs”.