Dare and Digby are in retirement. Dare lives living on a secluded asteroid hologrammed up to look like the idyllic green and pleasant land of his childhood. His relationship with Jocelyn Peabody failed, she moved into politics and has a position in the (Tory?) cabinet. Following a cataclysmic confrontation between China and the USA, the UK has become the predominant power on the planet. Space Fleet has disbanded, but the Royal Navy rules the Space ways. Dare and co’ have become legends and figureheads for the next generation.