Book 6 of Shadow Gods Saga
Terrllss-rr, a First Scout in the Serrll Combine Scout Fleet, completes an undercover mission, but leaves him questioning his role as an assassin.
When Terr returns to Taltair, Anabb Karr tells him that he and his Wanderer brother Dharaklin are going to Salina to meet an Orieli Technic Union delegation. Terr did not want to go to Salina, he wanted to go home to Teena.
On Salina, the Orieli reveal a plan to set up a base on Earth’s Moon. This is seen by Sargon and the Palean Union as an opportunity to further their cause to affect a merger that would upset the fragile Serrll Combine’s stability.
Instead of enjoying leave with Teena, Terr and Dhar accompany the Orieli to the Moon. Teena is understandably enraged. After several prolonged missions, being away from each other, this development is seriously straining their relationship.
At a United Nations General Assembly meeting, the Orieli reveal existence of countless alien cultures that inhabit the stars, which sends cultural, political, and religious shockwaves through Earth.
Dharaklin is part of an organization working toward gaining political independence for his home world Anar’on, the movement facing strong opposition from Sargon and the Paleans. To maintain his cover as a double agent, he sabotages Terr’s ship during a training flight, causing it to crash in the Sierras. Waking up at Houston’s LBJ Space Center, Terr’s thoughts turn to revenge at this betrayal.
He must escape somehow and confront Dharaklin.
