A sudden attack by the People’s Republic of Heven on the Kingdom of Manticore failed. The Hevs are thrown into confusion; their leaders fight for power, and a bloody revolution is underway. The Royal Navy of Manticore wins one victory after another.
But Manticore has its own internal problems, and success for Victoria Harrington may be more dangerous than defeat. Now, in the very heart of the political crisis she never wanted, betrayed by an old, spiteful enemy who seemed to have been finally defeated, she is left alone with her problems.
She must fight for justice in a way she was never prepared for—in a battle with only two possible outcomes: death… or “victory,” which will lead only to dishonor and the loss of everything she holds dear.