Starting his career as an ordinary paratrooper in the army of the Primar Empire, Nick Lambert rose to the rank of general and now commands the mercenary forces from his native region. A long military life taught Nick a great deal. He began to question the meaning and goals of a war that seems to have no end. In his doubts he is not alone: tens of thousands of people abandon warring states to take shelter on the planets of the Equilibrium World. Nick doesn’t flee—he acts differently…
The Imperial Security Service decides to deal with him, collaborating with its opponent—the Uriya intelligence service. The general is sent to the most hopeless planets; assassination attempts are arranged, but he has loyal friends and supporters…