He Saved His Crew. It Cost Him Everything.

"This is the Commander speaking... I have assumed command."

Commander Jerald Norim just saved his ship and crew from a deadly Kridzen ambush, a victory that earned him a captaincy and made him a hero.

But while he gained command, he lost everything else.

His marriage is falling apart. His father’s expectations haunt every decision. And the weight of his crew's lives rests on shoulders that weren’t ready to carry it.

First Board is the story of what it costs to do the right thing—and why some men pay that price anyway.