Six years after comet Lihtan veers into contact with planet Earth. . .
Doc had thought her battles with the revolting Uni invader were behind her. But now, Doc Holiday is asked to volunteeryet againto run battlefield rescue operations in the comet-affected territories, in defense of the feisty young 9th Amendment Republic. And this latest Uni assault looks to be the most insidious of all.
Plunged into a maniacal plot to hijack the alien physics at the core of her beleaguered Republic, Doc and a handful of allies go head-to-head against a mind-bending scheme that aims to stuff all of humanity into the hind pocket of a power-crazed Unitary elite.
What trials await Doc Holiday in this unexpected confrontation? What of her crew, each with a story to tell and unbidden psychic talent brought to Earth by the enigma out of space? And what is the terrible secret that burdens her chief ally?
There are threads yet to unravel in the mystery surrounding the comet and its bizarre effects. Above all, can Doc make real the power of the comet and use this to foil Uni ambitions?
"A delightfully offbeat tale of a dystopian world. . ." Kirkus Reviews
But was this a :
leap back to the stone age or
a step into the future?