Overshadowing the Rainbow

Captain of the research mission, Gaiza Atallan, has never faced such an earth-shattering failure: years of work, expensive equipment, the hopes of hundreds of crew members—all went to dust when Atallan’s field research confirmed that there was no life on the planet Kiallan. But whose signal did the mentoscanners pick up? What intelligent race was on the planet, leaving not even the slightest trace behind? The answer will be unbelievable—just as unbelievable as life itself in the Universe.

The preparation of monstrous crimes is handled by Galib, Atallan’s deadly enemy. And the hostages in Galib’s hands are the people most precious to Atallan.