The Scourwind family legacy brought the empire to the height of its
power and prosperity and defended it against all enemies. Now one man's
machinations aim to shift the balance of power--with violent and
devastating consequences.
When the trusted General Corian launches a coup against Emperor
Scourwind, he hurls the planetary kingdom into chaos. To secure his
claim as ruler, Corian will need the strength of the Scourwind name
behind him, and he will stop at nothing to bring under his grasp the
young Scourwind heirs, twins Lydia and Brennan. Barely into adulthood,
the two are thrust into the crossfire. Battling new obstacles at every
turn, they eventually find refuge with Mira Delsol, pirate and former
member of the elite empire forces.
As the stakes rise, loyalists, mercenaries, and political opportunists
rally around the heirs in a desperate bid to unseat the usurper. But if
their risky gambit fails, will the empire crumble into oblivion?