This is a classic science fiction novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley. This
work tells the story of the Space Academy graduate, Bart Steele, and his
attempt to travel undercover to the Lhari home-world on a mission to
steal the secret of faster-than-light travel. This work is part of our
Vintage Sci-Fi Classics Series, a series in which we are republishing
some of the best stories in the genre by some of its most acclaimed
authors, such as Isaac Asimov, Harry Harrison, and Robert Sheckley. Each
publication is complete with a short introduction to the history of
science fiction.