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Synopsis
Earth barely survived the 21st Century. Now, in the 22nd, after unifying Earth, the UN has rediscovered the colony of Minerva. Prosperous and technologically advanced, Minerva quickly submits to UN supremacy. Surprisingly quickly... Operative: Stone Chalmers Codename: Hybrid Cover Story: Hypnotically implanted Mission: Investigate newly-rediscovered colony world On Minerva, while workers prepare to place a wormhole link to Earth, Stone infiltrates a secretive cult, and unearths a plot to shake to the core the foundations of the United Nations' power over the settled galaxy. And shake Stone to his own core as well.
Synopsis
One man can make-or break-Earth's iron grip on its galacticcolonies: Stone Chalmers. Spy. Assassin. Earth's topoperative.
The newly-rediscovered high-tech colony of Minerva quickly submits toa wormhole linking it to Earth. With a cloud over his career from hisprevious mission, Stone has no choice but to follow orders: spend weekstrapped on the ship towing the wormhole to Minerva. Once there, corroborate reports of the colonists' odd beliefs.
Going undercover, with a cover persona overlaid on his mind and nothreat in sight, Stone expects a mission beneath his talents.
But then Stone discovers far more than odd beliefs. A pervasive cultdominates the colony. Its thugs threaten his body. Its priests threatenhis spirit. Fighting for his life-and soul-he comes face to face with aterrifying conspiracy.
By surrendering, Minerva's leaders pose the greatest threat ever toEarth's hegemony.
Join Stone in his most harrowing mission yet, facing a world ofdangerous rebels in this, the third adventure in his complete four-novelseries.