In a future at war with the mysterious Kradens, Space Service pilot Donal Mathers is restless, unhappy, and looking for a way out. Then two powerful tycoons offer him the impossible: a path to the Galactic Medal of Honour and the fame that comes with it. As ambition, politics, and profit collide, Mathers is drawn into a dangerous game where heroism can be manufactured and power may be more corrupting than war itself. A sharp, fast-moving satirical adventure from Mack Reynolds.