ERISSA — Phillip C. Jennings

This is a standalone book in the Seedworlds series. UNETAO's rubric for planting and colonizing worlds has improved due to the use of klofas, but the selection of seedship pilots remains hit-or-miss. King Wolfram the Seventh's senility has plunged Planet Sodra into war, followed by a long dark age, enlightened only by the teachings of Holy Eleanor. Now, several centuries later...