7200 Anno Domini. Earth is the center of a vast galactic empire-a militaristic state governed by stern repression. The Specials, an extended family that has wielded power for nearly two thousand years, control the galaxy with iron-fisted zeal....
Lead by Hawk Hunter, the freedom fighters have brought revolution to the Emperor's door. But those who rule the galactic empire under militaristic oppression will do anything to maintain power-and the billion-years old secret that lies behind...
Searching for the mythical Home Planets, renegade Imperial pilot Hawk Hunter goes AWOL, journeying across the galaxy to find Planet America, the possible birthplace of humankind, but he soon discovers that an alien armada has targeted the world...