Scattered. Decimated. Devastated. In the aftermath of Atami, the survivors of the Fourteenth and Falcon Platoon find themselves scattered across the planet. Leaderless in light of Scott's capture, the Atami survivors turn to Natalie Rockwell to rally the troops and plot their treacherous path forward. Yet even in what seems a decisive EDEN victory against the Nightmen, the gears of The Machine are turning behind the orchestrations of Iosif Antipov.

Meanwhile, on a planet far away, Svetlana struggles to not only gain the trust of her new Bakma comrades, but to survive among a species determined to elevate her to the status of a deity.

The Devil You Don't is a sweeping tale of two journeys-one Earthside, one on the alluring alien world of Kalar. It is an exploration of the means by which ends are justified-and the retaining of one's humanity when every course of action seems hellbent on destroying it.