After the attempt on his life at Randall Hospital in New York City, Quentin stays safe in his yacht, which is in orbit above Earth and under the protection of a Planetary Union warship. He still doesn’t know the identity of the woman who killed the assassins who wanted him dead. With Choto and Big Mike onboard, Quentin tries to rehab his arm by enduring the grueling workout regimen of Marcus Diablo, former trainer of Intergalactic Heavyweight Champion Chaiyal “the Heretic” North.

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Gredok the Splithead sent his former Planetary Union police detective operative Wakhan Reed to investigate Jonathan Sandoval’s bombing of the Touchback, an attack that caused the deaths of Fong-Ga-Kal, Bobby Brobst, Kopor the Climber, and head coach Hokor the Hookchest. And, Gredok’s constant manipulation of and threats toward his players is about to cost him more than he bargained for.

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With the ceremony over, Quentin has to test the loyalty of a once-trusted friend. And it’s time for the two-time Galaxy Bowl-winning QB to get his fat ass back in the gym, with a new trainer ready to push him to the limit.

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Quentin’s and Becca’s big day isn’t over yet, not until Q has a heart-to-heart with a former member of the Zoroastrian Guild. Frederico Esteban Giuseppe Gonzaga is working with a certain black-furred crime boss to find out who was behind the Touchback bombing — what has Fred learned thus far?

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Gredok is beset by enemies on all sides. How does he protect himself when he sleeps? Quentin’s whipsaw life brings yet another first-time event — and, for this one, hopefully, a last-time event.

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Quentin has received news that will change his life forever — he’s going to be a father. With someone out to murder him, what can he do to protect his new family and himself? And, his efforts to hide the true number of sentients in the Church of Quentin Barnes bought him time, but has that time run out?

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While at Doc Ganagatti’s clinic in New York City on Earth, Quentin, Becca, and Choto narrowly avoided an assassination attempt. Choto was severely wounded. Fred spirited them away from the danger, but who was behind the attack? Was it Gredok the Splithead? And if it wasn’t, who is out to kill Quentin?

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Quentin finds out if his arm can be fixed or if he’s done on the gridiron, but there are far larger problems afoot. His life is about to change in a big, big way.

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In Book V, THE CHAMPION, Doc Patah told Quentin that his throwing arm’s nerve damage was too severe to be repaired and that his gridiron career was over. Quentin threatened Patah to keep that information secret so that Gredok the Splithead would not find out. Quentin later talked to GFL chief surgeon Doc Ganagatti, who said Quentin had one chance to repair his arm — an experimental procedure that can only be done at Ganagatti’s sports medicine clinic in New York City on Earth. As Quentin, Becca, Fred, and Choto raise a toast to their fallen coach, Hokor the Hookchest, the quartet prepares for a trip to the Sol System.

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As Quentin deals with the loss of one powerful Quyth Leader, another, one even more powerful, enters his life. Will this new relationship prove as significant as the old?

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