Place · Book 6, The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

Earth orbit

Hundreds of ships parked above the blue planet: the Syndicate Council in emergency session from cockpits, shuttles of mercenaries, Princess Formidable muted, and a garbage freighter called Homecoming Queen carrying fifty thousand former crawlers.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 13 — Milk and potatoes
• Chapter 20 — Ruby
• Chapter 21 — The warlords' table
• Chapter 35 — Emergency action items
• Chapter 49 — The Shepherd's House flyer
• Chapter 55 — Survival Royale
• Epilogue — Homecoming Queen

Arc

A council; a freighter (epilogue).