To prevent an interplanetary war, a princess-turned-gunrunner must face her destiny in this sci-fi trilogy debut: "an exciting dose of space opera" ( Booklist). Meet Hail Bristol: former runaway princess, notorious galactic gunrunner, future Empress of Indrana. When the Empire's closest ally asks her to intervene in a military crisis, she embarks on the highest stakes diplomatic mission Indrana has ever faced. Caught between two powerful alien civilizations at each other's throats, Hail has one chance to make peace. If she fails, all of humanity becomes collateral damage in a full-blown galactic war.