Idealistic, Earth-born Major Leith Eaglefeather believes he's on Palmares to protect its citizens, as well as its quilidon mines, from the shadowy rebels called the Kituhwa. But after a few weeks on the beautiful, unspoiled violet planet, he's beginning to realize there's another side to the story. The so-called Peacekeeping Forces are behaving more like an occupying army. And Palmaran dissidents say thai mining on the moons of Palmares is causing deadly earthquakes. Are Eaglefeather's superiors hiding the truth? And can he really mist Zaria, the lovely but contentious local dancer whom he's enlisted as a spy?Zaria Aquene has a lot on her mind. The new Major's infatuation with her is strategically useful -- but what if he finds out she's a double agent? If she must, will she have the nerve to kill for her planer's survival? What if the person she must kill has become her friend?
