The Kingdom of Ivalice reels from the 50 Years' War. King and commoner alike chafe at the injustices they've suffered, and dream of building a better Ivalice with their hands on the reins of power. As two great lords lead two great armies in a fight to claim the crown, the bastard son of the kingdom's greatest hero chases the monstrous truth that lies behind the war.

When a hyperspace accident takes the crew of the Bebop out of their solar system and four hundred years into the future, their only hope of returning to Sol lies with completing a dangerous bounty for the Alliance Government-the one on River Tam and, by extension, the crew of the Serenity.