Since the beginning, there have been three

The cycle begins now

Civil unrest shakes the core of the Federation, an intergalactic government struggling to keep peace in a vast universe. Their secret weapon is Cerilyn, a planet of mercenary tribes who always sell their services to the highest bidder.

From the planet of violent, misguided barbarians comes Cairn, a junior mercenary of Second Tribe who has been sent to pillage on behalf of the Federation. One of her spoils? A naïve farmgirl named Sulim.

What results from their fated meeting soon shakes not only their tribe, but all of Cerilyn – and the universe.

Together, they not only bring revolution to Second Tribe, but establish a legacy of fame, fortune, and a fervent loyalty to one another.

Chief Cairn di’Cerilyn and celebrated mercenary Sulim di’Graelic are not alone, however. Among the wreckage they leave in their wake is a young lordling named Sonall, who has not only lost everything he knows, but the very core of his identity. His unwavering devotion to Sulim is always at odds with his burning hatred for Cairn, the woman who murdered his family. In the end, it doesn’t matter.

The tribe always comes first.

And when a cosmic threat comes to Cerilyn at the height of its renaissance, it’s these three who must either save it – or abandon it. What’s set in motion isn’t only the ancient echoes of a future war, but the dirty secrets, the cursed genealogy, and the metaphysical fire that now burns across the universe.

Because Cairn isn’t spiritually normal. Neither are Sulim and Sonall, the two celebrated mercenaries about to go down with their chief – and their planet.