Exile — Sally Ann Melia

Here is the third book in S A Melia's magnificent cycle of novels: Guy Erma and the Son of Empire. As a whole, this series comprises a genuine masterpiece of modern science fiction, bringing together the best the genre has to offer: savage blade-wielding space militias, vile cyborgs controlled by unknown enemies, secret telepaths and enigmatic shapeshifters with opaque motivations, planet-killing viruses, and ferocious interplanetary piracy. Fast action adventure from page one, transports you to a universe unlike any we have ever experienced. S A Melia's stunning series is a new and unique achievement of imaginative fiction.
BOOK 3. EXILE
"Someone somewhere had decided Sas Darona plague could also be a weapon.They call them poison pills and display the glass eco-systems home to six venomous flies as part of the contemporary interior decor. Gruesome " Karl Valvanchi mused, "When you consider the insects are practically unstoppable and breed exponentially into great clouds of death. These plague weapons went beyond deadly. They were planet-killers."
Teodor has found a way to escape from his kidnappers. However, he is not safe yet.
Guy Erma has run away from everything he knows, will he ever be safe again?
Their adventure has forged an unexpected friendship but do they trust each other? Dare they share their darkest, deepest secrets?
The paths of Teodor Freyne and Guy Erma have now become one; their fate becomes that of the Empire they were born to when they discover a hidden terror.
A tightly plotted thriller, Guy Erma and the Son of Empire is a complex space opera with a cracking science fiction storyline, told with verve and pace.
The final part of this epic trilogy - read it right to the end