Itās an urgent assignment for Vernay?get control of the totalitarian government of Ujvila. Hard enough, but Vernayās also got to do it before Galactic-Military solves the problem its own way: by slamming in an invasion force and destroying half the planet.
The natives of Anthropol donāt like aliens and they donāt want Vernay. So itās going to be a tough assignment.
One of the toughest of his career.