Within a sector from the Galaxy occupied by Earth-descended people, oneBerserker computer has suddenly and mysteriously developed a tactical strategy unlikeanything the human opposition has seen before. Shiva, like the Hindu god of destructionafter which it was named, annihilates entire colonies by using its fiendishsubordinates. Commander Claire Normandy struggles to get ready for Shiva’s attacks,while Pilot Harry Metallic realizes that he must cope with his very own demons in order to helpher. Whenever a decision was created to destroy the destroyer, neither aspect is ready for theincredible risks that emerge as the assault turns into imminent. Can either side face thepossibility that something wholly unexpected and eerily familiar lies gnarled within thesteel?