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Informationen zum Autor Michael Z. Williamson was born in , England and raised in Liverpool, and , Canada, before moving to . An 18-year veteran of the US Army and US Air Force, he is a state-ranked competitive shooter in combat rifle and combat pistol. His other books include: Freehold , The Weapon , Better to Beg Forgiveness (all from Baen); the Target Terror series for Harper-Collins; and Hero , a collaboration with New York Times best-selling author John Ringo for Baen. He currently lives in with his wife Gail, their two children, and various cats that are not to be trusted. After an exploration ship from Freehold discovers a planet with intelligent lifeforms--the first humans ever encountered--it should have been the most important event in history. And it might be--for all the wrong reasons. Zusammenfassung When an exploration ship from Freehold discovered a planet with intelligent lifeforms, it should have been the most important event in history. Corporations on Freehold were eager to sell high-tech toys to the Ithkuil, as the inhabitants called themselves, which had the potential to disrupt their society.