Publisher's Synopsis
Unintended Consequences
Sometimes things don't work out exactly as planned.
The Mesan Alignment has a plan-one it's been working on for centuries. A plan to remake the galaxy and genetically improve the human race-its way.
Until recently, things have gone pretty much as scheduled, but then the Alignment hit a minor bump in the road called the Star Empire of Manticore. So the Alignment engineered a war between the Solarian League, the biggest and most formidable interstellar power in human history. To help push things along, the Alignment launched a devastating sneak attack which destroyed the Royal Manticoran Navy's industrial infrastructure.