A genetically engineered predator. A deadly criminal syndicate. One chance to stop them both.
A monster stalks the forests of Criznia.
On the planet, something far worse hides in plain sight.
When royal forester Eidolon Denaley vanishes into the wilderness, his family fears the worst. What they don’t know is that a genetically engineered predator has been released into the royal forests, leaving devastation in its wake.
GSM sends its best tracker, Vyien Loomis, to find him. Instead, she finds the creature attacking Eidolon. Though she saves his life, the attack leaves him unconscious, gravely wounded, and stripped of every memory—including who he is and why someone wants him dead.
As Eidolon and Vyien hunt the beast across the wilderness, a far more dangerous enemy emerges.
A ruthless criminal syndicate has outwitted GSM for years, smuggling weapons, drugs, slaves, and gold to the hostile Groterian star system while eliminating anyone who gets too close. Before losing his memory, Eidolon unknowingly uncovered evidence of an assassination plot against the Emperor of Criznia. When that information finally reaches GSM, it becomes the first real lead into the heart of the organization they’ve been hunting.
The predator may be terrifying.
But the truth behind the syndicate is even worse.