When mankind burst into the stars, the human psyche splintered—and humanity became many species, each a specialized overdevelopment of a single trait. Tam Olyn was a trained news observer from Old Earth—a complete man. To him the conflict between the fissuring worlds was at first a challenge, then a personal vendetta. The Friendlies were his enemy...in them blind, fanatical Faith had become an all-abiding obsession. The Dorsai were warriors, born and bred, but they had not used their talents for self-glory but had placed them—for a price—at the service of others. And when these two driving destructive talents of humanity met head on, Tam Olyn had a plan of his own for which cosmic humanity was not prepared.