THE PLANET OF THE APES SAGA CONTINUES! Don't miss the fourth volume of the sci-fi masterpiece that pits man versus ape in the continuity of the landmark original feature film. The world has changed -- humans seemingly have learned their place, and the utopia that Voice Alaya sought for her people has seemingly arrived at last.

When the Lawgiver, the revered ape leader, was assassinated by a human, the city teetered toward civil war. Ape leader Voice Alaya sent the White Troop into Southtown to bring the human population under control, and captured Sully, the leader of the resistance, as she fought back to let others escape.

Ape and Human societies have reached a new golden age, but peace never lasts for long. Ripples of dissent are spreading in both the Ape and Human ranks and when a mysterious assassin guns down the beloved Lawgiver, tensions will reach a boiling point! Can one human solve the mystery of the Lawgiver's murder before war engulfs all of society?