500 years after the Galactic Empire's collapse, the 427th Light Maintenance Battalion of the Imperial Space Marines stubbornly hold onto their mission, training to repair starships that never come. Their equipment gradually wears out and to all outward appearance, they seem to be primitive savages, living by hunting and farming.<P> When a coup removes Colonel Marcus Harris, commander of the maintenance battalion, in favor of his executive officer, the colonel and a loyal second...
A «last person on Earth» tale, set after an alien invasion has wiped out humanity… The last resident of Earth sees the lights of a scouting vehicle and prepares to welcome one of the Masters..
