Accepting the Lance

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"Exiled from Liad after bombing a city to save it from The Department of the Interior's infernal weapons and plans, Clan Korval has gone to ground on the backwater planet Surebleak, whose people are as untamed as its weather. Far beyond the surface of frigid Surebleak, Korval's trade network needs a serious reset. From flagship Dutiful Passage to the experimental, self-aware Bechimo, the clan's ships are prowling space lanes seeking trade. And the Department of the Interior is not done with Clan Korval yet. They seek a final fully reckoned revenge, with Surebleak and Korval's ships and people everywhere in the crosshairs"--