This exhilarating, explosive, and heartrending conclusion tothe Insignia trilogy brings Tom and his and brave young friends into dangerousconfrontations and stunning tests-and into an impossible future they couldnever have predicted.
Tom Raines and his friends are eager to return to thePentagonal Spire to continue training for the elite Intrasolar Forces, but theysoon discover troubling changes: strict new regulations and the revelation thatthe Spire is under new military control. What begins as an irritatingadjustment soon reveals a dangerous shift in reality. Those now in control arealigned with corporate sponsors and their ruthless agendas. And when themilitary academy begins welcoming new cadets with suspicious neural processors-thefirst step in a plan with horrifying worldwide ramifications-Tom is desperateto stop it, even if that means keeping secrets from his closest allies.
Then a mysterious figure, the other ghost in the machine,begins fighting against the corporations, but with methods even Tom findsshocking. And when the enemy comes for Tom, how much can Tom endure in thebattle to save himself? He must decide if he can still fight when the odds ofsuccess seem to be sliding from his grip.
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