In this "fast-paced"* science fiction adventure, an expedition from a distant human colony travels to Earth to find a lost spiritual leader.

Multi-Hugo Award-Winning Author

Decades have passed since a bomb planted onboard a spaceship destroyed the starbridge between Earth and the colony planet of Coyote. It was the act of an extremist desperate to prevent the chaaz'maha-a teacher of the alien hjaad ethical philosophy-from sharing his beliefs with the human race.

Now, a ship from Earth has arrived with a single passenger bearing news. The chaaz'mahachaos around a world already plagued by environmental disasters and dysfunctional governments. Inez Sanchez, the daughter of Hawk Thompson-who now calls himself the chaaz'maha-seizes upon the opportunity to meet the father she believed dead.

With diplomatic ties between Earth and Coyote long severed, Inez joins a covert team to reach humanity's home world-a world in anarchy that she has never known, and a world where her father has many enemies determined to kill him . . .

"Filled with nonstop action. Fans of the Coyote saga know Allen Steele consistently provides thought provoking tales of interstellar exploration." -*The Best Reviews