Of Fire and Night — Kevin J. Anderson

THE EXTERMINATION OF EARTH is at hand. With his increasingly irrational leadership, Basil Wenceslas, chairman of the Hansa, has driven humanity into a corner. His punitive treatment of the Hansa colonies and the Roamers has made enemies for the people of Earth--enemies that the Hansa cannot afford.

For the Ildirans, led by Mage-Imperator Jora'h, have formed a secret alliance--with the most dangerous enemy of all.

When the final battle with the hydrogues is joined, who will aid the people of Earth?