Synopsis: From the back cover of the Ace first edition: "Khadaji started it. He had a vision on a bloody battlefield, a vision of the fall of the brutal Galactic Confederation, and of the new order that would come after. He made himself a legend, and that legend inspired a rebellion that swept across the stars. The Matadors continued it. In Khadaji's name, they learned, at Matador Villa, skills of body and mind that made them the most valuable – and feared – fighters in the universe. Marcus Wall tried to stop it. He used his immense wealth and corrupt power to close down the Villa, to outlaw the Matadors, to have their leader thrown into a Confed prison. Now it is about to end. The Matadors are coming out of hiding. They will move against the Confed. They will destroy Marcus Wall. They will do what has to be done to make Khadaji's dream a reality... No matter what the cost. The Machiavelli Interface The legend of The Man Who Never Missed. The incredible journey of the Matadora. Now the final battle of The Machiavelli Interface."