Michael Glover, a military genius of the First Empire awakened from cold sleep after two thousand years, has spearheaded the Second Empire’s efforts against the Imperium. But once the Imperium is defeated, it becomes apparent that the war is not over. Second Empire ships are still being hijacked and Second Empire citizens sold into slavery. Spies and saboteurs continue to bore from within. The Empire has enemies and those enemies are more powerful than the Second Empire can imagine. Michael Glover and his crew are determined to discover the source of the conspiracy but before they can do so, a fleet of advanced ships, as large and as dangerous as the ships of the Second Empire, pose a new challenge to the Imperial worlds. As the Empire teeters on the brink, Michael Glover must search for the final clue at the hidden Well of Time.