Seven Steps to the Arbiter — L. Ron Hubbard

Charged with an epic mission to find and destroy the one man believed to be the evil mastermind of the galaxy, a brilliant young man's destiny takes on strange and startling dimensions. This spellbinding story opens with high-voltage excitement in the year 3975, with the abrubt expulsion of Kit Kellan from the School of Engineering of the prestigous Terra University in Washington, D.C. for engaging in original thought.  As he is led from the school, Kit is abducted by a diplomat from the People's Revolutionary Society -- an organization dedicated to freeing the galaxy from the dark tyranny of the mysterious Arbiter.  With no choice except to undertake the dangerous missions assigned to him, Kit is swept relentlessly toward a final confrontation with the Arbiter -- and a stunning climax.