The war is over. Their duty remains Nikola Adamant is Prince and General both. One of the victors of the civil war that tore apart the interstellar Kingdom of Adamant, he has seen his sister Lorraine elected to their mother’s throne. The consequences of their victory and their rogue uncle’s secrets continue to reverberate throughout their region of space, and King Lorraine cannot leave their home world. It falls to Nikola, now First Pentarch of Adamant and Brigadier General in the Adamant Army, to be his sister’s voice and sword, to stand against those who see weakness—and to pursue the secret that could define or destroy their nation!