\'An entertaining shoot-\'em-up, replete with epic starship battles, court intrigue and Machiavellian betrayals\' Guardian It has been eight centuries since the beacon system failed, sundering the heavens.
To survive, the princess must rely on her wits and companions: her biggest rival, her secret lover, and a dangerous prisoner of war..
There are those who would like to see Sun removed as heir, or better yet, dead.
While Sun may imagine that her victorious command will bring further opportunity to prove herself, it will in fact place her on the wrong side of court politics.
But growing up in the shadow of her mother - a ruler both revered and feared - has been no easy task.
Princess Sun, daughter and heir, has come of age.
In her first command, she drove a Phene garrison from the beacons of Na Iri - an impressive feat.
After decades of conflict, Queen-Marshal Eirene has brought the Yele to heel.
Now it is time to deal with the Empire.
Surrounded by the Yele League and the vast Phene Empire, they have had to fight for their existence.
The Republic of Chaonia is one such polity.
Rising from the ashes of the collapse, cultures have fought, system-by-system, for control of the few remaining beacons. \'An entertaining shoot-\'em-up, replete with epic starship battles, court intrigue and Machiavellian betrayals\' Guardian It has been eight centuries since the beacon system failed, sundering the heavens