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'maha lives, and his teachings have caused chaos 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