Two-time Nebula Award champion Catherine Asaro uses her immensely popular Skolian Empire saga to fresh heights. The renegade child from the Ruby Dynasty, Del prefers rock music to interstellar politics. His singing career has gained momentum on Earth, which includes an uneasy romantic relationship with his family’s empire. But with intergalactic tensions operating high, Del discovers it harder and harder in order to avoid family objectives. ‘Asaro’s Skolian saga is currently nearly as long and in lots of ways as compelling as Dune, or even more so .’-Web publishers Weekly