Note: Part of this novel appeared, in a somewhat different form in Galaxy Magazine for August 1969 under the title "The White King's War."[Link] The story in this book takes place in A.D. 3021 according to the timeline in A Chronology of Technic Civilization

Synopsis: From the front flap of the Gregg Press edition: "Ace Lieutenant Dominic Flandry of the Terran Empire's Naval Flight Corps continues his never ending battle against the enemies of the Empire. Flandry, although unorthodox in his style, is a man not easily swayed from his duty to the Empire. Not, that is, until he is offered an enormous bribe, a voluptuous woman called Djana, and a chance to explore Wayland, a dark and treasure-laden moon. Although the old records claimed it was totally barren, Flandry found Wayland swarming with a hideous race of inhuman creates, each 30 centimeters long, with 10 claw-footed legs, a tail ending in twin spikes, and a head on which half-dozen antennae moved. And what was worse - these strange creatures were infernally controlled by a deranged and brilliant computer brain. Each, like a piece in a bizarre and vicious chess game, was programmed to kill..."