Principles of Desolation

For more than a year, the divine leader Daoshen Liao has relentlessly driven the forces of the Capellan Confederation to conquer the Republic. Now the time has come for the next phase of conquest: a campaign aimed not at an enemy, but at his own family. Raised as a noblewoman in the female-dominated Magistracy of Canopus, Danai Liao-Centrella possesses the confidence to rise through the ranks of the Confederation despite the insane machinations of her brother Daoshen. But when her final mission ends in defeat and personal humiliation, Danai is confronted with the greatest challenge of her life. Chancellor Daoshen rewards her failure by giving her a dedicated battalion and sending her to an entirely new battlefield. There, she learns that her family must take a back seat when it comes to protecting the Federation.