Sector General has become the target of an interstellar war - can Conway and the medics save their patients?

Trying to solve the health problems of an unconscious alien - who may well be an immortal demi-god - is testing even senior medic Conway's skills. But when the alien asks Conway to heal the population of the plague-ridden Empire, Conway finds himself at the centre of a plot against the entire planet.

And when the Empire soldiers see Conway fail to save the life of one of their own, his very existence is in jeopardy.