<p><strong><em>Book 3 in Leslie Gadallah's trilogy of interstellar intrigue The Empire of Kaz</em></strong></p><p>The Kazi Empire once beaten back is inexorably returning to the offensive. With a small group of Oriani scientists Ehreh an elderly academic is developing a new weapon he hopes will put an end to the Kaz for good-but to deploy it he must overcome the politics rivalries and special interests rife in the Strategic Conference and the hesitation and doubts of his own people contend with spies and downright crooks and find the means to take action.</p><p>And so it falls to Lauren Fox an ordinary human in extraordinary circumstances to find the way.</p>