Sixth book in the Virus/Earth II series.The evil computer Julius has kidnapped Tom Herl and his wife Joan doesn’t know his fate. Now that Earth’s survivors have been given thousands of robots and spaceships, they realize two things: first, they must prepare for Julius’ return, and second, they must find a way to exist with their celestial neighbors.There is conflict around them, and Earth can’t afford to be caught in the middle. They find themselves in a balancing act in dealing with the Terest and Izod, two civilizations that have been battling and now both want Earth’s survivors to be on their side.