In some far-flung corner of the cosmos, habits of local physics may differ from the laws we know. No big surprise then, when one day some lawless, novelty-seeking thing from out there finds a way to Earth. Six years after comet Lihtan swerves past planet Earth. Doc had thought her battles with the revolting Uni invader were behind her. But now, in defense of her beleaguered 9th Amendment Republic, Doc Holiday is asked to volunteer--yet again--to run battlefield rescue operations within the comet-affected zone, home to the young Republic. And this latest Uni assault into the zone looks to be the most insidious of all ! Plunged into conflict with unsavory minions of the corrupt and greedy empire, Doc and a handful of allies run up against a maniacal plot to hijack the alien physics at the heart of the Republic. Defending hordes quickly gather for all-out war against the invader--while Doc struggles within a mercurial domain of unknowable cosmic forces where faulty assumptions can quickly turn fatal. And here she must discover how to control these enigmatic forces-- Or else the mind-bending Unitary scheme will deliver a strike that could forever stuff all of humanity into the Uni empire's grubby back pocket.

"A delightfully offbeat tale of a dystopian world." --Kirkus Reviews.