At Empire's Edge

Author: William C Dietz 

Publication Date: 28-Sep-10 

Publisher: Ace 

Format: US Paperback

In a far-distant future, the Uman Empire has spread to the stars & beyond, conquering & colonizing worlds, ruling with a benevolent-but iron-fist. The Pax Umana reigns, & all is well. But on one planet, the remnants of a violent, shape-shifting race called the Sagathis are confined, kept captive by xeno-cops, who have been bio-engineered to be able to see through their guises. Still, sometimes one manages to escape. Zak Cato is a xeno-cop. He's returning a fugitive Sagathi when things go horribly wrong. Cato- the only survivor after the rest of his men are slaughtered - must now figure out who betrayed them & bring the alien in, whatever the cost.