Earth wanted new laws for the new frontier.
So the Fifteenth Circuit Court was created.
Its jurisdiction: space.
Its purpose: to regain control of the outlanders, their colonies, their space stations, their asteroids, to lead them back into Earth's folds.

Then the U.S. President and the soviet Premier authorized a nuclear attack against a rebellious colony on the Moon.

and Cabott Huntington, appointed to head the court by the President, is the only man who can stop it. He will have to use his power - to fight the men who gave him the power.

The Fifteenth Circuit Court is now in session...

Published
1986
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Melinda Snodgrass

Melinda Snodgrass has written multiple novels and screenplays, and is best known for her work on Star Trek: The Next Generation. She has also worked on numerous other shows, including The Profilers, Sliders and Seaquest DSV. She coedits the Wild Cards series with George R.R. Martin. Melinda is the author of The Edge series, which is published by Tor Books in the US and Titan Books in the UK. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She also writes under the pseudonym of [author_link_4755].