MacMillan 2005. Hardback with dust jacket, 949 pp.
The sequel to Pandora's Star
In the star-spanning civilization known as the Intersolar Commonwealth,
twenty-three planets have fallen victim to the Prime, a technologically
advanced alien species genetically hardwired to exterminate all other
forms of life. But the Prime is not the only threat. The Starflyer, an
alien with mind-control abilities impossible to detect or resist, has
secretly infiltrated the Commonwealth and is sabotaging the war effort.
Is the Starflyer an ally of the Prime, or has it orchestrated a fight to
the death between the two species for its own advantage? Caught between
two deadly enemies, the fractious Commonwealth must unite as never
before. This will be humanity's finest hour--or its last gasp.