Metal Swarm

Thealienhydrogueshavebeendefeated,drivenbackintothecoresoftheirgas-giantplanetsbyanallianceoftheEarthDefenceForces,theancientIldiranEmpire,thegypsy-likeRoamerclansandgiganticliving'treeships'.Thevariousfactionstrytorecover-butthedeep-seatedwoundsmayprovefatal.TheHansa'sbrutalChairmanBasilWenceslasstrugglestocrushanyresistanceevenasKingPeterbreaksawaytoformhisownnewConfederationamongthegreenpriestsonTheroc,theRoamerclansandanever-growingnumberofcolonieswhohavedeclaredtheirindependence.Likejackalssmellingwoundedprey,swarmsofancientblackrobotsbuiltbythelostinsectoidKlikissracecontinuetheirdepredationsonhelplessworldswithstolenEarthbattleships.Araceofterrifyingfieryelementals,thefaeros,hasjoinedwithanIldiranmadmantodeclarewaragainstalllife.Andtheoriginal,voraciousKlikissrace-longthoughttobeextinct-havereturned,intentonconqueringtheirformerworldsandwillingtoannihilateanyonewhohappenstobeintheway.