Kensho - Wayfarer, Bk 2 Author:Dennis Schmidt When the ships from Earth first orbited Kenso, the colonists could hardly believe their good fortune: it was a paradise planet. But when the Pilgrims had made their one-way trip to the surface, ehty discovered a hideous threat against which all their technology was helpless: the Mushin, mental entities thad drove men to a killing frenzy and fed ... more »off the resulting Madness. Seven generations would pass before a descendant of the scattered remnant of the destroyed colony would learn to wield the Weapon that was no weapon and by dicsarding Will find the Way that would end the dominance of the Mushin.
Now, two more centuries have passed, and thanks to Jerome the Wayfarer the Mushin are a fading memory. But a new threat has arisen: an older from of madness -- human greed and lust for power -- threatens to undo all that Jerome accomplished. Armies again are marching; for good or ill technology is being rediscovered; men are falling from the Way. And behind the walls of the Brotherhoods the Mushin are waiting still, on Kensho.« less