In the Service of the Great House

Here he is known by the name Nick-Sigariets. He’s young, bold, and lucky. He isn’t afraid to take risks and stake everything to achieve his goal. Fate strikes him again and again, but he stubbornly gets up each time and takes another step.

From the slums—to the stars. From a tiny “trash collector”—to a huge cruiser slicing through unknown depths of space. From obscurity—to leadership in the clan of proud Lusitanians. And though he is an outsider in this world, he will make everyone reckon with him. Because he is a human from Earth.