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UNS Marine Sergeant Pat Ryan owes his life to Sergeant Angelique Fouchet, his fellow Marine and lover, who threw herself on a grenade to save him during a fight on Ganymede.

Before she dies, Angelique tells him she has a daughter, Alice, in Gabriel Farm, an independent farm in the Martian outback. She asks him to go back to help Alice. He’ll know what to do when he gets there.

He musters out of the Corps and finds his way to Mars. But when he arrives at Gabriel, he doesn’t have a clue what he’s supposed to do.

He convinces Angélique’s father to let him stay to find out why she wanted him there. What he discovers means his fighting days are far from over.