Part of Tales of the Terran Republic, book 3
First published 2015
Caine Riordan has barely caught his breath after helping repel the joint Arat Kur and Hkh'Rkh invasion of Earth when the enigmatic Slaasriithi arrive with an urgent request. They want Caine to lead a diplomatic mission to their distant worlds, offering humanity a potential alliance that the struggling Consolidated Terran Republic desperately needs. But the journey into Slaasriithi space becomes a deadly race when renegade K'tor operatives follow the human delegation with orders to eliminate Caine and destroy any chance of an alliance. As Caine navigates the bizarre and lethal lifeforms of alien worlds, he must stay one step ahead of assassins while securing humanity's future among the stars. The mission tests every skill Caine has developed as both diplomat and intelligence operative in a universe where Earth has few friends and many enemies.
Genres: science-fiction, adventure, space-opera, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, fish-out-of-water, race-against-time
Setting: Earth, Slaasriithi Worlds
Period: Future
548 pages · Paperback · Baen