
In a future where Earth’s United Terra empire and the Interplanetary Confederation hover on the brink of open conflict, a new neural weapon threatens to render all conventional arms useless. General David Walker, once a reluctant physicist turned military administrator, is thrust into the eye of the storm when decoded intelligence confirms the Confederation’s breakthrough. The weapon’s silent, mind‑disrupting power forces Walker and his superiors to confront a terrifying reality: their vast resources may be meaningless against an unseen threat.
Under pressure from the steely Chief of Staff Marcus Meriwether, Walker must scramble for an answer before the Confederation seizes the upper hand. The novel follows his desperate race through classified files, sleepless nights, and political intrigue as he wrestles with scientific doubt and the weight of potential planetary loss, turning a single scientist’s conscience into the most critical weapon of all.
Language
en
Duration
~24 minutes (23K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2011-04-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1926–2006
A mid-century science fiction writer and active fan, he published short fiction from the 1940s into the 1960s and is still remembered for brisk, idea-driven stories like The Small World of M-75 and Security Risk.
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