Eighteen years after the Rise of the Hyperion Empire during the Phoenix War and the events in The Exile Empire an ominous shadow rises over the empire. Threats foreign and domestic rear their ugly heads, ready to devour the empire and its citizens. James Ursidae, son of the first Imperial Hammer and heir to his name must rise to his father’s title and claim the power he needs in order to face the threats to his civilization and save his world.
This is a story of fathers and sons, of worlds and honor, of great expectations and the might of men; this is a story of the ascension of both men and an empire!.