Synopsis Lawrence Newton is a mercenary employed by Zantiu-Braun, a corporation that collects unpaid debts from interstellar colonies. Newton and his Third Fleet set out for the planet Thrallspring, where the residents are more than prepared to defend their planet and its assets from this usurious and monolithic corporation known for taking hostages and land stripping in their efforts to recover licensing fees. Tired of being passed up for promotion by Zantiu-Braun, Newton concocts a renegade plan to loot a weapons cache on Thrallspring and retire on the score. But the secret of the technology of the "dragons" has universe-altering implications, launching Newton backward in time and space in a scramble to correct a bungled love affair that sent him--and the universe--adrift years ago.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2002-03-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 630 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 31.2 oz |
Publisher's Note When his platoon is sent to a distant planet to stop a rebellion, Lawrence, determined to escape the constraints of the merciless and exploitative military, decides to steal their legendary gemstone, the Fallen Dragon, to get the money he needs, but he soon discovers that the gem is not what it seems, in a thrilling new adventure from the best-selling author of The Reality Dysfunction.
Industry Reviews "A fascinating, compulsively readable clash of hardware and ideals." Kirkus Reviews (12/15/2001)
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