The Web of Spider (Spider Trilogy, No. 3)

The Sirian rebellion has proved the catalyst for the rise of two powerful new forces in the galaxy. Ngen Van Chow, leader of the failed rebellion, has fled to a distant world from which he plans to launch an interstellar holy war of destruction. His secret weapon--a long-hidden technology which can transform ordinary men and women into fanatical soldiers of Deus. And on the long-lost colony planet of World, the Warriors of Spider and their Patrol allies prepare themselves for civilization's final stand against a seemingly unstoppable foe!