Caledin knew he could never go home. Two decades after losing his family to Zhretennais saboteurs, the former Ajenite naval officer made his living as a pirate, prowling the shipping lanes and picking off rich Zhretennais merchant vessels. For the most part, he’s content, and he tells himself often that the Free Ship Rampart and his crew are all the family he’ll ever need again. But then the Rampart stumbles upon a strange lifepod deep in the black nothingness of space. And against all the odds, the occupant in stasis—a girl named Siolene with ancient, royal DNA—is still alive. Now Caledin must decide how best to help Siolene take her place in the modern world. Especially when it becomes clear that the powerful Crown of Zhretennais would rather she return to being dead… permanently. But the wishes of the Crown of Zhretennais doesn’t factor in the will of a ruthless pirate captain. Caledin’s lost one family to Zhretien, and he’s not about to lose another. Even if he has to fight the entire galaxy, he will save The King’s Daughter.