A tome of the distant future where the implosion of solar masses to fuel space travel threatens to dismantle the underlying structure of the galaxy.
In a desperate escape from his colonized planet Vaden Corso hides among the galaxy's renegades: smugglers, mercenaries, and fellow fugitives.
On his search for a means to free his people he encounters two immortal beings, one the warlike Master Commander of a dying ancient civilization, the other a mysterious wanderer from a race of beasts who live beyond the edge of civilization.
Everyone has their own plans for Vaden in their fight against Earth's dominion, but when Vaden refuses their pleas in his quest to free his homeland, ancient and powerful enemies surface where once he had allies.
Without the aid of these strange immortals, Vaden stands no chance against his numerous enemies, but will those who would help him enslave him once again before his people are free?
