Hand of the Empire

In "Hand of the Empire," the truce with the Erasi presents a fragile opportunity for the Empire and the Shara Daim to flourish and innovate, but the dark memory of past conflicts looms large. As Lord Sentinel Adrian Farkas-Reiss and Kar Daim Anessa prepare for an inevitable confrontation, they seek assistance from a mysterious alien race that may hold the key to thwarting the Erasi threat. Meanwhile, two Inquisitors traverse the galaxy on a cutting-edge vessel to investigate troubling pirate reports, unaware of an ancient power that watches and plots against them all. This eighth installment in the "Rise of the Empire" series continues the epic saga of humanity's expansion into a galaxy-spanning empire.