This is a world of struggle, an eternal, cruel struggle, where everyone is either a predator or prey. This is an ocean of cosmic darkness with rare islands of life - the planets of the Empire of a Thousand Suns. This is a world in which the rightful heir to the throne wages a brutal war in the name of outraged justice. He must fight again and again. Fight to regain control of the Imperial Fleet. Fight to save his father, languishing on a terrible prison planet. Fight to overthrow the reigning usurper from the Phoenix Throne. He knows that the war will last until his victory or death. For power is the power that holds stronger than chains...