THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER '' Moves at a cracking pace and, with neat plot twists and cliffhangers, is page-turning fun'' Guardian Seven resistance fighters will free the galaxy from the ruthless Empire - or die trying. After Eris faked her death, she thought she had left her old life as Princess Discordia - heir to the galaxy''s most ruthless empire - behind. But joining the Novantaen Resistance, an organisation opposed to the Empire''s voracious expansion, throws her right back into the fray. Resistance fighter pilot Clo has been given a mission: infiltrate an Empire spaceship ferrying deadly cargo to gain vital intelligence. A task made all the more difficult when she''s forced to partner with an old enemy - Princess Discordia herself, Eris. They discover more than they bargained for on the ship: fugitives with first-hand knowledge of the Empire''s inner workings. With this information, these women might just bring the Empire to its knees. But the clock is ticking: Eris''s brother Damocles, new heir to the throne, plans to disrupt a peace summit with the only remaining free alien people, ensuring the Empire''s total domination. Unless this band of unlikely rebels stops him, millions will die . . .
