The Armies of Memory
Giraut Leones, special agent for the human Thousand Cultures’ shadowy Office of Special Plans, is turning fifty–and someone is trying to kill him. Now, returning to his native Nou Occitan, Giraut will encounter violence and treachery from human and artificial consciousnesses alike. As bigotry and mob violence erupt throughout the rapidly destabilizing interstellar situation, Giraut will be called on the make the ultimate sacrifice, for the sake of civilization itself.