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Hour of Judgment (Jurisdiction, #4)

Susan R. Matthews

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Description:As Chief Medical Officer aboard the Jurisdiction Fleet Ship "Ragnarok, Andrei Koscuisko's duty is to care for his shipmates; as Inquisitor, to extract confessions and administer punishment. But while the doctor takes pride in his healing skills, the torturer knows only guilt and self-loathing. For years, Andrei has walked the razor's edge, struggling to hold the two sides of his nature apart -- and himself together.As the "Ragnarok's crew readies the planet Burkhayden for the arrival of its new governor, the brutal attack on a Nurail slave woman by a ship's officer sets in motion a chain of events that culminates in murder. Summoned at first to minister to the injured woman, Andrei is soon pressed into duty as Inquisitor of the prime murder suspect: a gentle and unassuming Nurail gardener who had both motive and means to avenge his kinswoman. But Andrei is surrounded by powerful enemies, including two intelligence specialists who take a most unwelcome interest in his private affairs. In this minefield of intrigue and deception, where a single misstep means death, Andrei's always precarious equilibrium will be strained to the breaking point -- and beyond.At once a rousing military adventure, a murder mystery, and a sophisticated portrait of one man's struggle to survive in a culture where duty and honor are irreconcilable, "Hour of Judgment confirms the arrival of Susan R. Matthews as a major SF talent.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hour of Judgment (Jurisdiction, #4). To get started finding Hour of Judgment (Jurisdiction, #4), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 272

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Avon Books Inc

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ISBN: 0380803143

Description: As Chief Medical Officer aboard the Jurisdiction Fleet Ship "Ragnarok, Andrei Koscuisko's duty is to care for his shipmates; as Inquisitor, to extract confessions and administer punishment. But while the doctor takes pride in his healing skills, the torturer knows only guilt and self-loathing. For years, Andrei has walked the razor's edge, struggling to hold the two sides of his nature apart -- and himself together.As the "Ragnarok's crew readies the planet Burkhayden for the arrival of its new governor, the brutal attack on a Nurail slave woman by a ship's officer sets in motion a chain of events that culminates in murder. Summoned at first to minister to the injured woman, Andrei is soon pressed into duty as Inquisitor of the prime murder suspect: a gentle and unassuming Nurail gardener who had both motive and means to avenge his kinswoman. But Andrei is surrounded by powerful enemies, including two intelligence specialists who take a most unwelcome interest in his private affairs. In this minefield of intrigue and deception, where a single misstep means death, Andrei's always precarious equilibrium will be strained to the breaking point -- and beyond.At once a rousing military adventure, a murder mystery, and a sophisticated portrait of one man's struggle to survive in a culture where duty and honor are irreconcilable, "Hour of Judgment confirms the arrival of Susan R. Matthews as a major SF talent.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hour of Judgment (Jurisdiction, #4). To get started finding Hour of Judgment (Jurisdiction, #4), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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