In this fourth book in the Ecolitan Matter series (e.g., The Ecolitan
Operation, Tor, 1989), Ecolitan Institute field agent Nathaniel Whaler
is sent to a colony planet to evaluate its economic development
potential after he is targeted for assassination. His discovery of a
plot for interstellar war threatens the government. This highly charged
novel contains all the ingredients of a political thriller. Recommended
for sf collections. -- Library Journal
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