The world is run by a coalition of academics known as the Institute of Scholars and Scientists. Rather than promoting learning and reading, they confine the people to limited knowledge and feed them only what can be controlled. Books are becoming less safe as technology and the ISS reports increasingly replace them. Sahara soon learns how to read Original Text, but at a cost.

The Droids have been waging war against all races since their ability to "think." Gowan discovers a weakness and devises a plan to stop them, before they can complete construction on their new weapon designs... M for later