In the 21st Century the face of war had changed. Atomic weapons – out! Bazookas and rockets – nyet! Machine guns – maybe. The newest secret weapon – gliders! East and West had managed an uneasy truce in the arms race by banning ail weapons developed before 1900 – and restricting wars to local disputes between corporations or companies and unions.

It was a crazy way of doing things – but it worked…until an ambitious Major upset the apple cart, and threw the world’s peace into deadly peril! In this exciting picture of the next century, veteran science-fiction writer MACK REYNOLDS combines mastery of a unique setting with a fast-action story of combat and intrigue.