Annihilus is gone but the Universe is still not safe as "friends" execute a takeover of the Kree War-net. Peter Quill's hard work for the Kree empire comes to a cruel end as the Spaceknights betray him for the Phalanx. This is what the Prologue so well describes and on the way Abnett and Lanning manage to give us more examples of Quasar's longing for Moondragon, Quill's desperate struggle to redeem himself and a whole world becomes dominated by the Phalanx. This is story telling at the cosmic scale and done so well that you feel as part of the story, involved in every action and looking over your shoulder for the enemy lurking in the shadows. This is Marvel at its best.