as the Race is unable to prove it, nothing can be done to stop them. Meanwhile, the Race's colonists, who expected to encounter an Earth that was already conquered with the natives still at medieval levels of advancement, must deal with the consequences of the cold war with the humans. The fleet brings with it not only the first civilians but also the first Race females, both of which cause tension among the male soldiers who formed the invasion force. To the Race males, ginger is a euphoric drug; to the females, it causes them to go into estrus, throwing Race forces on Earth into social chaos. Worse still for Fleetlord Atvar is a sharp upswing in armed revolts in the Middle East and in China; at the novel's end, Khomeini's guerrillas have staged several successful ambushes against Race patrols, and resistance forces under Mao storm the Forbidden City. References 1999 American novels Novels set during the Cold War Worldwar and Colonization series American alternate history novels Fiction set in 1963 Alien invasions in novels Del Rey books Cultural depictions of Heinrich Himmler Cultural depictions of Charles de Gaulle Cultural depictions of Mao Zedong Cultural depictions of Ruhollah Khomeini