Sirantha Jax has the J-gene, which permits her to "jump" faster-than-light ships through grimspace. Her final mission takes her to La'heng, a planet subjugated during first contact. Since then, the La'hengrin homeworld has been occupied by foreign conquerors, but all that is about to change. Now, as part of a grassroots resistance, Jax means to liberate the La'hengrin.