It is a time of peace.
The known galaxy lies under the dominion of the Commonwealth, its worlds united beneath a fragile but enduring order.
Yet in the uncharted reaches, an adversary from the past stirs.
Morrigan Ophidian—a warrior of unparalleled skill—has risen from exile.
Once cast out and left to die in the dark frontiers, she forged the barbarians, bandits, and pirates of the outer territories into a single, ruthless power: the Imperium.
Now, as Empress, she rallies her legions for a decisive strike against the Commonwealth Senate, intent on exacting vengeance upon those who betrayed her long ago.
But her path of retribution will lead her toward a confrontation she has long avoided—
with the man who condemned her to the void…
Her brother.
Myrddin Ophidian.
