Unexpected friends and enemies are pitted against each other in a war that spans planets and races-a war that threatens to bring interstellar violence to the very surface of fabled Liad. Val Con yos’Phelium-a Scout, former Agent of Change, husband, brother to Turtles, and designated heir to Clan Korval’s fortune and mission- whether you considered him respectable or not, no one would call him a gambling man. When he reappears demanding Balance and retribution, on his capable shoulders rests the fate of his Clan, his world, and his civilization. Pat Rin yos’Phelium-fond father, bon vivant, ne’er-do-well and a risk taker. The enemies of Korval have offered Pat Rin the Ring that would make all of Korval’s holdings his own and a Juntavas Judge has offered Pat Rin a world. When he appears with hired guns in tow no one is expecting him and no one knows what he’ll do. For you see, Pat Rin is a gambling man.
