Investments — Walter Jon Williams

Walter Jon Williams' Dread Empire's Fall series has thrilled readers the world over. Now prepare yourself for a new installment . . .

Unable to find a meaningful posting due to the hostility of his superiors, Captain Lord Gareth Martinez has accepted a meaningless post as Inspector General of Chee, a newly-settled world. Intending nothing more than a pleasant vacation with his family, he first stumbles across a murderous conspiracy, and then learns he must battle a literal cosmic menace that threatens to wipe out all life on the planet.