Kenneth Chinran, a member of an elite military unit, is sent to infiltrate a militaristic Earth. Living in deep cover for years, Chinran marries and has a daughter. When the secret police discover his identity, Chinran escapes, but the planetwide police state is determined to hunt him down.

Michael Z. Williamson was born in Birkenhead, England and raised in Liverpool, and Toronto, Canada, before moving to Columbus, Ohio. An 18-year veteran of the US Army and US Air Force, he is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle and combat pistol. His other books include Freehold (Baen), the Target Terror series for Harper-Collins, so far including Targets of Opportunity and The Scope of Justice, and The Hero, a collaboration with New York Times best-selling author John Ringo for Baen. He currently lives in Indianapolis with his wife Gail, their two children, and various cats that are not to be trusted.