AGAINST ALL FOES

For too long, the people of the Lyran Commonwealth have only reacted to attacks by their enemies. Now, Archon Melissa Steiner launches an intricate gambit that will secure the safety of her subjectsand secure her own power against those who wish to take it

Trillian Steiner has always been a loyal warrior and supporter of the archon. But when she is ordered to strike against the Free Worlds League, victory is not her only goal. The leader of the campaignthe politician and business magnate Vedet Brewerhas been consolidating power within the Commonwealth for years. And now the archon has decided to rider herself of two threats with one move.

For Trillian is there not to ensure success but, through a web of machinations, to guarantee the dukes downfallbefore the worlds he conquers become the foundation of an attempt to take over the entire Commonwealth. And in the chaos of war and the never-ending struggle for power, Trillians strength and devotion will be sorely tested