The criminal of yesterday is the empress of tomorrow! Her name is known throughout the Galaxy: Hale Bristol, a clever smuggler, a deadly mercenary and... the princess of the Indran Empire. Twenty years ago, Hale ran away from home in pursuit of her father's killer. But now it’s time to return, because she is the only surviving heir to the throne. She will have to find out who is to blame for the death of her sisters, uncover the conspiracy that has entangled the Empire, stop the war with the Saxon Kingdom, and most importantly... survive at any cost, since a mysterious enemy wants her death!