- 2105, September: Intelligence Analyst Caine Riordan uncovers a conspiracy onEarth’s Moon — a history-changing clandestine project — andends up involuntarily cryocelled for his troubles. Twelve years later, Riordanawakens to a changed world. Humanity has achieved faster-than-light travel andis pioneering nearby star systems. And now, Riordan is compelled to become aninadvertent agent of conspiracy himself. Riordan’s mission: travel to anewly settled world and investigate whether a primitive local species was oncesentient — enough so to have built a lost civilization. However, arrivingon site in the Delta Pavonis system, Caine discovers that the job he’sbeen given is anything but secret — or safe. Discovering new dangers atevery turn, Riordan must now convince the powers-that-be that the only way forhumanity to survive as a free species is to face the perils directly — andto fight fire with fire.
- ISBN10 1451638833
- ISBN13 9781451638837
- Publish Date 29 April 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baen Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 400
- Language English