A spectacular space opera debut perfect for readers of Ann Leckie''s Ancillary Justice and Arkady Martine''s A Memory Called Empire, inspired by the lives and loves of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar.
LOYALTY, LEGACY AND BETRAYAL...
Princess Altagracia has lost everything. After a bloody civil war, her twin sister has claimed not just the crown of their planet Szayet but the Pearl of its prophecy, a computer that contains the immortal soul of their god. Stripped of her birthright, Altagracia prepares to flee the planet - just as Matheus Ceirran, Commander of the interstellar Empire of Ceiao, arrives in deadly pursuit. Princess Altagracia sees an opportunity to win back her planet, her god, and her throne . . . if she can win over the Commander and his distrustful right-hand officer, Anita.
But talking her way into Commander Matheus''s good graces, and his bed, is only the beginning. Dealing with the most powerful man in the galaxy is almost as d
