The Silent Warrior

Self-exiled from his desolate, poisoned home world, MacGregor Gerswin continues his life mission: to reclaim and resurrect the ruins of Old Earth. Once he challenged the Imperial fleet, and won. Now, hiding behind the mask of a low level military bureaucrat, Gerswin must become a puppetmaster, using the enigmatic OER Foundation to amass fortunes, create research, conceal arsenals, and fund the destinies of whole cultures. But, marked for death by the vast, Empire-spanning Assassins Guild, Gerswin must also cast aside his civilized veneer, becoming again a devilkid - a silent, nearly superhuman killer, a single-handed reign of terror. For to save lives, Gerswin is prepared to murder thousands. And to save one planet, he may have to destroy worlds. Copyright 1987 by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Published by TOR.