This action packed third and final installment of the Max Gavaskar trilogy shows Richard de la Tour's writing at its finest. In this climactic story, Max faces the SID's most ominous weapon. Max's personal battle is reflected in her universe as a multi-planet war is escalating around the dying planet Harappa. As "Mother of the Galaxy" can Max find a way to fulfill her destiny? Can she bring peace to the galaxy at the same time she battles an insideous villain?