Kenneth Chinran commanded the elite unit assigned to take out an entire planet in a terrible war.  Millions died; billions more perished in the aftermath.  One doesn't send a sociopath on such a mission.  A sociopath might not stop.  Chinran did stop – but in the process nearly lost his sanity and his soul.  <P>But one of Chinran's men <I>was</i> a sociopath going in.  Now he's a <I>trained </i>sociopath with the knowledge and firepower to take out entire tactical teams, evaporate through security cordons and change identity at will. Who do you send after a killer like that?  There's only one answer:  the man who trained him.  The man who made him.<P><b>About Michael Z. Williamson:</b><P>“A fast-paced, compulsive read…will appeal to fans of John Ringo, David Drake, Lois McMaster Bujold, and David Weber.” – <I>Kliatt</i><P>“Williamson's military expertise is impressive.” –<I>SFReviews</i><b></b>