The Ethos Effect

Blurb

The Ethos Effect is a science fiction novel by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.. It is a sequel to The Parafaith War. It is set in a future where humanity has spread to the stars and divided into several factions. Many factions including the Eco-Tech Coalition, the Revenants of the Prophet and the Taran Empire are engaged in escalating conflict over territory and their competing social philosophies. Against this background, former Taran Empire officer Van C. Albert is recruited by the mysterious Trystin Desoll to work for the equally mysterious Integrated Information Systems.
While this novel shares many themes that can be found in other novels by Modesitt, Ethos adds elements of Societal Ethics rather than only involving personal ethics. This is one of the only books written by Modesitt where a person enacts major political and structural changes in the culture into which the protagonist was raised.