Superluminal

2005-03-01 544 Harper Voyager The future is at war for the soul of humankind … It is a time when civilization has extended itself far into the outer reaches of the solar system. and in doing so has developed into something remarkable But humanitys progeny -. the nanotechnological artificial intelligences called free converts – face extermination at the hands of the tyrant Ames and his invincible armies. and once the Napoleonesque Director develops superluminal flight. his Final Solution will be all but assured. But hope remains alive in the outer system. From the fleeing refugees of a dozen moons and asteroids. General Roger Sherman has amassed an effective and adaptable military force. already forged into a formidable weapon in the fires of battle. However. time is a commodity the courageous Federal Army lacks. as total war eru…