Imagine a deadly virus that can be tailored to wipe out a specific race of people and powerful, ruthless individuals who have and intend to use it to clear Africa of blacks. They've already tested it on the moon and achieved satisfactory results on the Arab population with a 100% kill ratio. Who could say that they would stop there? That's exactly the situation that two moon security officers and a UN rep find themselves facing and at times causes them to be envious of whatever is between a rock and a hard place. Janet Morris teams up with David Drake to present us with almost nonstop action in a book well worthy of being read.