Vivian Kingsley has earned her reputation the hard way—through blood, loss, and survival on the front lines of a galaxy at war with the Advent. When she's unexpectedly pulled from active deployment on the war-torn world of Mimdune and reassigned to a classified military installation on the desert planet Jeptarr, she arrives expecting answers—only to find something far more complicated.
Kept under the watchful eyes of the Union military lies an ancient relic: a mysterious weapon that has eluded understanding for ten thousand years. The Union believes it could turn the tide against the Advent invasion, but unlocking its secrets requires cooperation from an unlikely source: Admiral Earox of the Chieftain Kingdom. Earox has the knowledge to wield the weapon, but has refused to share it without a price that could reshape the balance of power across the galaxy.
As her unit fights for survival on Mimdune, Vivian faces an impossible choice. She can walk away and return to the front lines empty-handed, or accept a role in a dangerous political gambit that places her at the center of an ancient rivalry. The weapon could save them all—or become the catalyst for a conflict that tears the galaxy apart from within.
