A far future science fiction adventure novel by L. E. Modesitt. Someone is trying to kill Daryn Alwyn. Born to privilege, with pre-selected genetic advantages and the best nanotech augmentation his father's fabulous money can buy, Daryn spurned the lucrative family Media Network to seek his own path. He had served with distinction as a space pilot in the military, and is enjoying success as a media consultant. But he finds himself the target of sophisticated murder attempts, and his world is turned upside down.
This is Modesitt's best sf pageturner to date, a standalone novel with a strong thriller plot backed up by Modesitt's signature philosophical underpinnings.
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A far future science fiction adventure novel by L. E. Modesitt. Someone is trying to kill Daryn Alwyn. Born to privilege, with pre-selected genetic advantages and the best nanotech augmentation his father's fabulous money can buy, Daryn spurned the lucrative family Media Network to seek his own path. He had served with distinction as a space pilot in the military, and is enjoying success as a media consultant. But he finds himself the target of sophisticated murder attempts, and his world is turned upside down. This is Modesitt's best sf pageturner to date, a standalone novel with a strong thriller plot backed up by Modesitt's signature philosophical underpinnings.