Crystal Guardian of the Five Worlds

A science fiction thriller! The five known worlds are headed for war. A Dictator has placed mind control crystals in the hands of leaders on all five worlds. The crystals play music and create pleasure in the listener while allowing their minds to be influenced by him. They have advanced crystal technology that allows interplanetary travel through portals that exist on each planet.A young, orphaned, earthman finds himself drug into an interplanetary battle and the role he will have to play when he finds out he is part Athenian, and his family ancestors designed the advanced crystals. His computer expertise will be invaluable as he takes his place to counter the pleasure crystals.When a special group of Athenian crystal engineers make a breakthrough with a new black crystal formula, on its first test one of the moons of Vandor has exploded and is causing tidal shifts on that planet. Could the dictator have sabotaged the test. Vandor is threatening war with Athenia for the destruction their test caused. It is a new powerful weapon that could destroy planets. Will mind control win out?Will the Five Worlds Survive?