Spheres of Influence

Sequel to popular space adventure, Grand Central Arena! Leader of the Faction of Humanity. It was a ridiculous title, but the Arenasaid that was what Captain Ariane Austin was since she'd led the crew of theHoly Grail in their discovery of the impossible, physics-violating placeand their eventual return, and when the nigh-omnipotent Arena said something, itmeant it. Ariane must discover what it means to be the Leader of Humanity, bothfor herself and for humanity, before her enemies at home or in the Arena depose her, kill her, or worse. It will take all her luck, MarcDuQuesne's indomitable will, Simon Sandrisson's genius, and the peerless skillof a living legend. And, in the end, humanitys fate in the galaxy andbeyond will hinge on the choice of an uncertain ally who has nothing to gain,and everything to lose, by aiding those neophyte upstarts, the humans.