A grand adventure, the rebirth from the Skolian Empire, and the love that commenced this saga. Eldrinson Valdoria is a bard and head on the planet Skyfall, a global with a culture considered primitive from the starflung civilization of the Imperialate. As adept using a sword as he is having a ballad, he is also an undiscovered telepath of great power.Roca Skolia, a former dancer, is now the councilor for Foreign Affairs in the Imperialate’s governing Set up and heir to the Ruby Pharaoh from the Skolian Imperialate. Captured in a politics struggle with her warlord kid, she eventually ends up stranded on Skyfall and missing a meeting of the Set up to vote on humanity’s initial interstellar battle. Though captured, she discovers herself drawn to Eldrinson, whose thoughts are as apparent as what he cannot write. As their attraction deepens into a love the laws and regulations of both their individuals forbid, the flames of war ignite among the superstars. Winner from the 2003 RT Publication Reviews Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.