About the book: 2017 / There were no surgical lasers there. A massive missile attack over Isstvan V struck the Ionside on the port side, opening the ship along the side heat exchangers at the stern, which led to the depressurization of eight landing compartments, as well as the apothecarion quarters. The small auxiliary medical station located on the starboard side could not cope with the flow of critically ill patients. Dying legionnaires were piled in rows on hard stretchers in the lobby.