The uprising that engulfed the Empire of a Thousand Suns escalated into a civil war. Millions wish for the death of Lady Lionstone XIV, nicknamed the Iron Bitch. But the outcome of the war is awaited not only by the inhabitants of a thousand planets, but also by the “strangers” lurking near the borders of the Empire.

And it depends only on the man who led the war against his will, the last of the Death Hunter clan, whether it will bring war the greatest victory or a monstrous cataclysm.