Fifty years ago a great battle was fought near a far off planet. It ended with both sides returning home to lick their wounds leaving a wasteland of derelict ships behind, and the planet, a Forbidden Zone.
Now, the Colonial Queen an interstellar cruise liner strays too close to the area on a whim of the richest passenger Prince Aswan of Tula Rhan. The ship is attacked by Outlaws, denizens of the wasteland and keepers of the secret of the planet below.
Kurt Stryder, also a passenger, is forced to fight to save them.
Evacuated to the planet below the survivors are faced with other dangers from the deadly inhabitants and the Outlaws who chased them there.
Col Sec must mount a daring rescue and send the Wildfire Team the newest members of their number.
Discovery is packed with imagination, intrigue and endless pulse pounding action in a spectacular new edition to the Col Sec series.