"Between Mars and Jupiter a pair of asteroids orbited. In better times three self-contained space colonies were planned to accompany the,: Sancho Panza, Don Quixote, and Rosinante. But, after the Crash of 2039, Project Sancho Panza was cancelled, and Mundito Don Quixote was trashed by unpaid union workers left holding a grudge. Then, just when it seemed Mundito Rosinante would survive a few years at least, someone launched an unstoppable missile at it from near-Earth orbit! This was the third hostile act aimed at Rosinante. To save his home and his people, Charles Cantrell--governor of the newly independent colony--would have to discover whose hit list they were on. Any why."--Back cover.