Faults of Perception

Benjamin Taylor hasn't managed to destroy the Earth-yet. But as the junior diplomat to extraterrestrials, the odds aren't in his favor. His first meeting with an enigmatic alien left a dozen injured and ruined his suit. The second meeting was interrupted by an assassin's bullet-and ruined a whole lot more.

With an assassin on the loose and angry aliens overhead, Earth's embassy falls to infighting. Benjamin and his allies are sidelined as a conspiracy to kill extraterrestrials runs unchecke...