Synopsis: From the back cover of the AvoNova first edition: "There are planets far off the course of civilization - violent, ugly worlds where order and justice are no more than abstract concepts. In the name of right, these distant, lawless places must be tamed. Sometimes, it only takes one man... Stellar Ranger A solitary Ranger riding the galactic frontier, Cinch Carson fears no man - because no man is his equal. But one of the galaxy's richest and most brilliant fanatics has designs on the universe - and has created something terrible to make his dastardly dreams a reality. It's high noon on a backrocket desert planet called Roget - and the Stellar Ranger is finally about to meet his match. Only this time, it's not human."