First printing in very good condition with a good unclipped dust jacket. A few scratches present to the rear of the dust jacket. Otherwise a very good clean copy.
"Earth was devastated by a white-hot protoplanet and the Kronian colony near Saturn is the sole preserver of its technology and human culture. LandenKeene is a key figure in Kronian efforts to rebuild civilisation on Earth but he must struggle against other survivors who have their own agenda."
Baen Books 2003