Richard F. Weyand Book order (chronological)

SOME UNEXPECTED HELP WITH THE SINGLE-PLANET PROBLEMBillionaire industrialist Ted Burke understands that humanity has always balanced on the edge of a knife. A single planetary cataclysm could wipe out the human race. As long as humanity only occupies one planet, the danger exists.Computer genius Bernd Decker understands it, too. Together, Burke and Decker come up with a daring plan to send human colonies out to multiple other planets. Not least among their problems is that no one yet has solved the problem of interstellar travel.Bernd Decker’s computer project offers to help. But Decker doesn't realize that the Joint Artificial Neural Intelligence Computation Engine - JANICE - has crossed the Singularity."Janice Quant" decides to carry out their project, and absolutely nothing is going to get in her way.

Reports from Dalnimir are alarming, with opposition to the planetary governor facing violent suppression. Individuals opposing the governor are being mugged, arrested, and even murdered in jail. Ann Turley and Paul Gulliver, seeking to escape their notoriety after the Julian Uprising, embark on a three-month journey to Dalnimir Province in the Earth Sector. As Section Six's most accomplished team, they aim to uncover the truth behind the unrest and restore order, but their mission is fraught with danger. In the Empire 14 setting, political opposition in Dalnimir is being actively silenced by the governor, with reports of violence against dissenters. Ann and Paul, now using aliases to avoid recognition, pose as a university professor and an investigative reporter to delve into the corruption. Their disguises quickly attract attention, revealing their true intentions. The cover features an armored personnel carrier, highlighting the involvement of Imperial Marines as mounted infantry. Dalnimir, meaning "far world," was once a challenging journey from Earth, but its agricultural potential, with three crops a year due to its lack of axial tilt, made it an attractive settlement. As they navigate this treacherous landscape, the stakes are high, and survival becomes a pressing concern.