In the uneasy years just after the Earth-Romulan War, as the fledgling United Federation of Planets stands up its combined military, six new captains compete for command of the Daedalus, flagship of the brand-new Starfleet. Ambitious Aaron Stiles, still grieving his brother's death, squares off against idealistic scientist-captain Bryce Shumar and Admiral Ed Walker's rebellious nephew Dane, even as an unknown alien force starts destroying outposts in the Oreias system.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources