Synopsis: Ben Pollard thinks he's traded the perils of the Belt for security on Earth - until he's shanghaied to the orbital Sol II battle station. There he's forced to help a man Ben never wanted to see again, jinxed pilot Paul Dekker. Now Dekker's the center of a lethal mystery, while military, political, and corporate rivals on two worlds conspire to use him and Pollard as lab animals in a war for humanity's soul. And to save themselves, Pollard and Dekker must master and wield the awesome power of Earth's most secret weapon... Hellburner. (from the back cover of a Warner Books third paperback printing)