The Vershek Deception: Storm Surge

When the Alacel Star destroyed the Confederacy vortexes, starvation threatened billions. A Pirate Brotherhood attack derails the Eden Sector vortex creation when the Empress puts MacGregor CR in charge. The fortuitous arrival of Scheherazade's crew at Eden after their own problems puts the vortex creation back on track. But faster particlespace travel brings its own nightmares as a storm surge threatens to overrun the Confederacy in this conclusion to the Vershek Deception.