On a planet of barren beauty near the edge of the civilized
galaxy, two religions are practiced. Both sects worship the
same goddess - the Triumphantes in joy and splendor, the
Fideles in solemnity and selflessness. As different as day
and night, sun and shadow, joy and grief, the two sects are
now bound together in death...
A serial killer is stalking the priestesses, killing first
a Triumphante, then a Fidele, in turn. Six women are now
dead, and the planetary authorities are at a loss. Enter
Interfed Agent Cowen Drake. A cunning professional, he must
immerse himself in an unfamiliar world of stark
spirituality to catch the killer. A world that will trap
him between opulence and sacrifice, between duty and
desire, and between two extraordinary women - one who could
become the killer's ultimate victim...