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All Laethine wanted was to go home. With the death of her beloved husband, the Jaerl of Antiroc, Laethine knew she had to take his place and be a good leader for her people. However, her husband had a secret, one that would thrust her into the cutthroat world of royal interplanetary politics and dark conspiracies. Now she's beset on all sides, and despite her grief, she must pick herself up and move forward with cold precision, even as her heart breaks with every step. Victory seems impossible, but she cannot fail, for the fate of her entire planet hangs in the balance. She must become the Queen's Fixer.
Caledin knew he could never go home. Two decades after losing his family to Zhretennais saboteurs, the former Ajenite naval officer made his living as a pirate, prowling the shipping lanes and picking off rich Zhretennais merchant vessels. For the most part, he’s content, and he tells himself often that the Free Ship Rampart and his crew are all the family he’ll ever need again. But then the Rampart stumbles upon a strange lifepod deep in the black nothingness of space. And against all the odds, the occupant in stasis—a girl named Siolene with ancient, royal DNA—is still alive. Now Caledin must decide how best to help Siolene take her place in the modern world. Especially when it becomes clear that the powerful Crown of Zhretennais would rather she return to being dead… permanently. But the wishes of the Crown of Zhretennais doesn’t factor in the will of a ruthless pirate captain. Caledin’s lost one family to Zhretien, and he’s not about to lose another. Even if he has to fight the entire galaxy, he will save The King’s Daughter.
A half millennia ago, Siolene’s enemies took everything from her, including, they thought, her life. Against all odds, she survived in cryo stasis, and thanks to the pirate captain who rescued her, she built a new family and a new life as Queen of Ajen. But old enmities die hard, and when the lives of her children are threatened, there is only one choice left for her: Siolene must trust in her found family, in her husband, and in his enigmatic fixer as they return to face the enemy on his own ground. It may cost her everything she’s built, but Siolene cannot fail. One way or another, she will keep The Conqueror’s Promise.
A group of militants searches for ancient technology. A young boy fights to survive as his world disintegrates. A thief steals a gem that carries more than just monetary value... Born from the marriage of nanite-driven terraforming and corporate loyalty protocols, the Entecean Empire spanned hundreds of star systems and thousands of standard years before crumbling under the weight of barbarian incursions, political infighting, and bureaucratic decay. But the Entecean nanoterraforming safeguards requiring certain DNA sequences remained. Generations of star monarchies rose to fill the power vacuum, charged with governing and preserving the habitable worlds left in the wake of the once great empire. From murderous plots to disastrous evacuations, to the seeds of love amidst great upheaval, the tales that remain give us glimpses into the lives of the people who call these worlds home. Step into the mists of time and memory as fifteen authors explore the complex and diverse stories that make up the Remnants of Empire.
Isonei. Born the bastard daughter of a tyrant king, Isonei took power to save her people from her father’s madness and ambition; however, the young queen of Zhretien must now learn to rule a world where truths are complicated, and motives are anything but clear. Careline. Married to a king to protect her family, she is now relegated to the position of the queen’s most hated councilor. With her family’s security slipping further and further from her grasp, she must forge a new path to the power and safety she’s spent her whole life seeking. But when palace politics spill over into Isonei’s royal heartbreak and result in a severe economic crisis for the people of Zhretien, these two women must find common ground and form an alliance to secure Isonei’s right to rule—not only her kingdom, but her thoughts, her choices… and even her very life. Can two enemies work together, or will they forever be divided by the blood of her father?