VOLUME 1 - "ONE WORLD." In the early 24th century, eighteen-year-old Jacen Sinclair reluctantly arrives at Brighton Military Academy. When an unexpected war calls for early deployment of all recruits, he quickly finds himself deep within a world of global warfare and hidden knowledge. Forced to cooperate with commands of the King of the European Union, Jacen flies to the Crownlands to begin his training at the NSF, the Global Union's National Security Force.