Honor and redemption...
Captain Lannat was fiercely
loyal to his emperor and the elite corps of Rifles. But that loyalty
was put to the test when he was assigned to mentor Prince Casey of
Paro. For that backwater planet was crucial to the success of a coup
being planned by the priest-scientists of Lumin, the empire's own
religious-military arm.
Foiling the plot fell to Captain
Lannat and a small company of Rifles, who faced the combined might of
Lumin's Elemental Guard and its allies. Worse, the situation was
turning Prince Casey against Lannat. For the emperor, Paro could mark
the end of his long reign. For the Rifles, it could be their last
battle. And for Lannat, it was more than a test of a soldier's skill
and courage - it was his last chance to salvage any honor for himself
and his troops in the face of ruthless greed and treachery.