Centuries ago, a private army's deadly strike freed human slaves from
their cruel Sangaree masters. A single Sangaree alien survived--and
swore vengeance on the Storm family and their soldiers. Generations
later, his carefully mapped revenge scheme explodes as the armies of the
galaxies collide along a strange burning planet's Shadowline.
In the war's deadly aftermath, Mouse Storm makes his way towards Stars'
End, a mysterious planet bristling with deadly automated weapons
systems, programmed to slaughter anyone foolish enough to approach.
Mouse and fellow Confederation agent Moyshe benRabi are pursuing
Starfishers, Sangaree harvestships that protect the Starfish; creatures
of pure fusion energy that produce the priceless ambergris that makes
travel between the stars possible.
But who built Stars' End, and why so close to the drifting Starfish? In
the midst of the Sangaree wars, a far more sinister enemy approaches,
coming from the depths of the galaxy, in hordes larger than a solar
system.
From Glen Cook, the master of modern heroic fantasy, comes his landmark
space opera, a seamless blend of ancient myth, political intrigue, and
scintillating space combat.