Amid chaos, Jani sees a holo of a young man whose face unnerves her. What is the truth behind the image? Is it a sign of hope-or the tipping point to war?
Amid chaos, Jani sees a holo of a young man whose face unnerves her. What is the truth behind the image? Is it a sign of hope-or the tipping point to war?
Enemy sighted.
Enemy closing.
Contact imminent.
Human-idomeni relations. Never smooth. Worsening by the day.
Then a live Service landmine is discovered on the grounds of the Haárin enclave near Chicago. The attempted removal goes horribly wrong, and the fallout threatens not only the fragile peace, but the life of Tsecha, Jani Kilian's idomeni friend and mentor.
In the midst of this chaos, Jani comes to possess a startling object, a holo of a young man whose face unnerves her. Determined to uncover the truth behind the image, she also fears what it could be. A sign of hope-or the tipping point to war?
Kristine Smith is the author of the Jani Kilian series and other science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories under her own name. As Alex Gordon, she has written the supernatural thrillers Gideon and Jericho. Her fiction has been nominated for the Locus Award for First Novel, Philip K. Dick Memorial Award and the IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award, and she was the 2001 winner of the Astounding Award (formerly known as the John W. Campbell Award) for Best New Writer. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, she spent 26 years working in pharmaceutical product R&D. She was born in the Northeast, grew up in the South, and currently lives in the Midwest.
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