Knox is done waiting. Teacher has targeted Knox's crew one too many times. Knox isn't going to wait to end this any longer. With the help of Amalie's predictions and IAS's soldiers, Knox and the Maverick crew are going to make their final stand. This ends now. The final chapter of the rollicking Maverick series.

Alex must con the great and powerful Knox. Ten years have passed since the attack on IAS, and it's graduation day for Alex. That's right, he's nineteen and ready to take on the galaxy... if only Knox would trust him. Knox secretly plans to meet with Dr. Amalie Mallet, IAS's predictor. She's foreseen catastrophe is coming, and Knox needs to prepare to keep his family safe. But he doesn't allow any of the crew to join the meeting in order to "protect Alex." The only person risking his life will be Knox and Knox alone. But Knox doesn't know that Alex has eavesdropped on the meeting. When Knox decides to risk his life without asking for help, Alex knows. And Alex is making plans of his own.

X-Men's School for the Gifted… in space Inside IAS--Institute of Adapted Soldiers--Brant teaches evolved children to control their special abilities. Under Brant's safekeeping, the kids learn to accept that they’re exceptional people, not deadly mutants. But a looming war might steal Brant from his students. Robots have been built that target and kill humans with specific genes. If this technology isn't destroyed, entire cultures will be wiped out. The school's soldiers line up to fight this battle, and IAS included Brant in their ranks. But with the soldiers gone, IAS is left vulnerable. The adapted assasins Brant fought on his last mission decide to strike. They plot to invade IAS and destroy everyone Brant protects. Which fight will be Brant's? And who will protect his students if he's sent off?