From publisher blurb:
The Sonora sector has become a tense place in recent days. Hostilities between the Olonsean Empire and the Ilsunsi Directorate seem imminent. Everyone is on edge as the two sides build up their militaries. Small skirmishes between fleets have already taken place but open war has yet to be declared by the two sides.
Recently a shocking discovery has taken place regarding the nearby unexplored sector. Scientists have found that a wide swath of space appears to be completely cleared of planets on the edge of the Sonora sector. Some rubble and asteroids remain in that space but no planets at all. There are reports, however, which contradict these discoveries. Some of these reports claim that this area was once heavily populated. How could it not be populated so suddenly?
There is another even more disturbing report coming from the border. A strange asteroid like object appears to be moving through space on it’s own power. It has been reported to have changed directions several times so it is clear that it is not just some rogue asteroid. This asteroid has been reported to have been in the vicinity of a world known to be just on the border with the Sonora sector which can no longer be found!