Eyre has survived the collapse of the galactic empire better than most ofthe lost colonies with a central government, a world trade network, an effectivemedical system - and a pathological fear of death. When the medicalre-contact ship, Waiora, arrives with its dual mission of finding theplague and stabilizing surviving colonies, its crew is quickly immersed in areligious schism that threatens their mission and their lives. As a mysteriouscontagion threatens lives and incites revolution against the Caducean Order, theWaiorans must choose between the success of their mission and their most deeplyheld values. This is the second volume of The Plague Confederacy series fromAlison Sinclair.