Synopsis: (From the back cover of the DAW Books first edition): Death by laser was just one the ways in which Dominion Knight Jack Storm's unknown enemies were trying to eliminate him. And Jack was only one of the many targets on someone's worlds-spanning hit list. Assassins had already struck in the very heart of the Emperor's palace, bringing down a prominent broadcaster, and casting suspicion on Amber. Gifted - or cursed - with incredible psychic abilities, Amber had been programmed to kill with her mind. Yet she didn't know what secret code would key her to destroy - or who her targets would be. And only on the distant world of Bythia - where the alien Thraks were seeking to undermine Dominion rule, while the natives prepared for the long prophesied Third Age, when the Holy Fire would bring either rebirth or total annihilation - would Jack and Amber find the hope of answers and the nameless opponents they each sought...