The Second coming: The Second Skidian Chronicle (The Skidian Chronicles) (Volume 2)

The Second Coming is the sequel to the First Skidian Chronicle. The second novel deals with the aftermath of the breakdown in food supplies and the resulting famine which almost brings the most sophisticated and powerful civilization in the known universe to its knees. The key offworld characters have returned to earth and Skid is slowly recovering from the disaster that not for the first time has all but destroyed the most powerful and sophisticated civilization in the known universe. But all is not lost and not all is as it seems and there are other forces at work.