From the ashes of the Cyberpunk Age, through ecological holocaust and the spectre of extinction, Humanity has finally risen, like a phoenix, to conquer the stars. But, the years of savage rebirth have also torn Mankind into two bitterly opposed factions. Now, the very stars are aflame as mighty Mektons and galactic dreadnoughts rage across the interstellar night in the self-righteous fury of Total War.Only one thing can stop the countdown to destruction-The Starblade Battalion. A renegade band of mechajocks, scouts and outsiders, this alliance of disaffected from a dozen worlds represents Mankind's last chance to live in harmony with the Galaxy... and himself. But can the Batalion do it before both sides annihilate each other-and the human race?