Solomon Star, Imperial Expatriate, found his way out of darkness into light on a paradise planet, only to leave it behind. Drawn into a war neither wanted nor deserved, Solomon must lead an army of millions to conquer billions while saving as many on both sides as he can. Whether aboard a World Ship whose AI consciousness, Addy, has her own ideas about the human heart, or deployed on exotic terrains--the windswept plains of New Edda, the floating jellyfish filled countryside of Madria, the storm-buffeted cities of Thorsfeld, the caves and mountains of Ramah--Solomon must navigate a maze of political intrigue, personal regret, impossible military objectives, propaganda machines powerful enough to destroy planets, and the plots and twists of a distant Despot whose lust for revenge has not died.