Second time around Brent Bohatch is back。 His first mission was essentially a suicide mission and instead of being praised， he and Balla are thrown into the brig with no idea if/when he’ll get out。 Of course he gets out， otherwise there’s no book 2。 As green as B & B are， they not only are released but thrust into their second mission with a new squad， who’s whole purpose is to not survive。 Bohatch still has not figured out who smiley face is and if it’s possibly Balla。 An Axicorp experiment app Second time around Brent Bohatch is back。 His first mission was essentially a suicide mission and instead of being praised， he and Balla are thrown into the brig with no idea if/when he’ll get out。 Of course he gets out， otherwise there’s no book 2。 As green as B & B are， they not only are released but thrust into their second mission with a new squad， who’s whole purpose is to not survive。 Bohatch still has not figured out who smiley face is and if it’s possibly Balla。 An Axicorp experiment appears to have gone wrong and a distress signal is sent out。 When the new squad lands， they find a world none of them have experienced with real grass and real trees。 No one in the new squad can believe their eyes。 They find real fruit and it is there where they are surprised by one of the inhabitants。 This is where Bohatch gets separated。 On his entanglement with this small child like being， he discovers that this place is not what it seems and runs into the only other person beside his squad。 A scientist who seems the least bit concerned that he’s the only one on the planet。 But it is now that Bohatch learns that the military isn’t the only one who received the distress signal。 Unbeknownst to he and his squad， Axicorp has their own Security Forces and this is where the tide turns。 Bohatch witnesses his squad being detained by Axicorp along with a field of dead bodies。 Who sent the distress signal， why does Axicorp have a security force and who are all those people？ 。。。more