Without A Front: The Producer's Challenge
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Publisher Description
Alsea is fractured in the aftermath of war. So is its leader. Though devastated by a personal loss, Lancer Andira Tal must somehow stitch her world together and move it forward when all the rules have changed. Every decision is fraught with risk, and her enemies wait for her to stumble.
During a global debate over alien technology, Tal stuns the world when she accepts a challenge from her most vocal critic in the producer caste. By trading the staff of office for the tools of a field worker, she hopes to swing the producers to her side.
In the peaceful fields of Hol-Opah, Tal finds both a shocking secret and a lost dream. It is here that she will take her greatest risk—and give her enemies their greatest weapon.
This sequel to The Caphenon moves into a deeper exploration of Alsean culture, while stirring up a mixture of romance, humor, and political intrigue.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In book one of the Chronicles of Alsea series, DeLancey (The Caphenon) sets up the political and romantic intrigue of planet Alsea and its leader, Lancer Andira Tal. Alsea is recovering after the galaxy's Protectorate starship, the Caphenon, saved the planet from the invading Voloth. Now Tal addresses the political, economic, and technological aftermath. Corrupt politicians in her own High Council try to depose her by labeling her a war criminal after she condoned using the Alseans' empathic powers to destroy the Voloth. Meanwhile, to win over the Producer caste and prove that adopting new alien technology will not destroy the economy, Tal presents an unusual challenge to farmer Salomen Opah. An attraction grows between Tal and Opah, leading to something neither of the women expected: the ability to see through the front that empaths use to block their emotions from others. DeLancey veers from a straightforward SF adventure of first-contact and galactic political maneuvering to deliver a more lighthearted romance, delighting readers with high-quality writing, confident female leaders, political machinations, and detailed world-building.
