Of course, in this case, the world consists of the entirety
of the galaxy, and the lovers in question have created a child that's the first
hybrid between the two principal participants of the war. Both Alana and Marko are
former soldiers, and the story begins with the birth of their child, a year
after they've deserted their own armies for one another. News of the child
upsets the authorities from their home planets (Landfall and its moon, Wreath) enough
that they're upgraded from "embarrassing nuisances" to "targets,"
and the story begins in earnest.
The narrative threads of the beleaguered parents, and their
two hunters—one from either side of the conflict—tag in and out in perfect
synch with the miniature cliffhangers that keep you eager to read the next
chapter. The challenges of the universe are such that even seven issues in, only
two of these players have so much as spoken to one another.
