The emperor of the Koran Imperium has died unexpectedly. Many factions vie to gain control of the throne, most of which have turned to violence in an effort to gain this power for themselves. A young girl claiming to be the rightful heir has appeared from nowhere. She's backed by the emperor's own knight, one of the most powerful people in the entirety of the imperium. Will these factions bow to her will, or will civil war breakout between them? All the while, tension between the galactic superpowers is growing and total war seems inevitable. Book 1 of the A Game of Empires series.