Far Side of Evil

Following up on the successful reissue of Enchantress from the Stars, its companion, The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Louise Engdahl, takes up after Elana's graduation from the Anthropological Service Academy. Sent on a dangerous assignment to the planet Toris, Elana has been deployed as an observer and must not betray her identity as an outsider. Yet the Torisians are poised for nuclear war. Can she stand by and simply watch, while her agent-partner feels compelled to intervene?