In the third entry in bestselling author Mel Odom's Makaum War series,
Master Sergeant Frank Sage struggles to defend against the Phrenorian
threat as battle lines will be redrawn--and blood will spill...
One step forward, two steps back sums up Frank Sage's day-to-day on
Makaum. No sooner does he get the drug cartels under control than a
major political assassination stirs civil unrest to a fever pitch.
Makaumans never wanted to choose sides in the Terran/Phrenorian war, but
frustration, fear, and resentment are turning the tide against
peacekeeping efforts.
As street skirmishes rage on, the Terrans' most powerful on-planet ally
works with Sage's superior officer to isolate insurgent cells--and
outmaneuver the general who wants to yank troops from Makaum before
their job is done. Meanwhile, the assassin who's targeting powerful
figures from all factions is still at large.
Amidst the chaos, Sage must keep his eye on a lethal "prize"--the secret
armory and headquarters where the Phrenorians have been stockpiling
weapons, munitions, and war machines. The mission to infiltrate will put
him on a collision course with Zhoh GhiCemid, his ruthlessly ambitious
Phrenorian counterpart. As dangerous as ever, Zhoh isn't afraid to
die--and would like nothing better than to take Sage down with him.