Ladaki-6 is a terrible place, a planet controlled by the Assembly of the All-Knowing One, a fundamentalist cult with a fondness for hangings, a severe shortage of cash, and an unshakeable belief that faith, not science, will keep its devotees safe.Kal Kariuki never planned to go anywhere near it, but Ladaki-6 is one of the few places in humanspace willing to employ an out-of-work marine with an addiction problem and no money. Only to find that the Fates have other plans for her. Hundreds of light-years from Ladaki-6, a conspiracy fueled by raw greed and a lust for power is about to unleash an orgy of death and destruction that will engulf all humanspace.An orgy that only Kal can stop. The problem? She has spent most of her life running from tough decisions and has a catalogue of failures to prove it.This time she cannot run. But will she?