A bold new quest,An ancient evil,A shaky alliance,The gift of sight,Jon Pike sets off on a mission to a long-forgotten planet to find an ancient artifact that might help humanity against the waking Maeficus. At the same time, he needs to take measures to counter the rise of a new, increasingly aggressive Diakan Empire and prevent the galactic war that Jamie foresaw.Will he succeed, or will the galaxy again be engulfed in total war?Find out in Without Mercy - Book 12 of The Pike Chronicles.