This is the first book in the long out of print FIVE WORLDS TRILOGY by award-winning author Al Sarrantonio. As the twenty-fifth century draws to a close, Prime Cornelian, a ruthless usurper of Martian rule, will do anything to control all of human civilization, and the fate of all humankind is in the hands of the exiled King of Earth, Dalin Shar. Find more novels by Al Sarrantonio for your Kindle by clicking on the author's name at the top of the Amazon.com listing. Search Crossroad Press to find more titles by Al Sarrantonio and many other science-fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, western and mainstream authors.