The war with the Zor is long over, and Admiral Marais, the legendary "Dark Wing," is long dead, though some of his companions on that campaign of xenocide still remain. In the previous books, a new alien force was introduced into the delicate balance of power-the actual puppet master of the human-zor war - and a secret conspiracy that disrupts the balance of power was brought into focus. Now, the same ancient philosophy of the zor race that prophesized "the Dark Wing" has foreseen a hero who will meet the new menace-a hero now mystically embodied in a rebellious space commodore by the name of Jackie Lappierre. Now, as armadas clash and outposts fall, the overly confident alien menace is forced to confront a zor human alliance that has been warned. Victory is hardly certain for either side in a page-turning and thought provoking climax that will forever alter the fate of sentient life in the galaxy.
- ISBN13 9780765349835
- Publish Date 30 May 2006 (first published 1 August 2005)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 December 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Tor Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 544
- Language English