Book III of Star of the Guardians. Dion Starfire is King. He is the hope of the galaxy, an end to corrupt government and the terror of the alien Corasians – or is he? Protected by the Warlord Derek Sagan, Lady Maigrey and the ominous space-rotation bomb, Dion is untried. when Sagan is ambushed, Lady Maigrey knows that she alone has a chance to rescue him – and to do so she must abandon Dion and leave the galaxy open to Corasian attack. Now Dion must find the legendary inner strength of the royal Starfires – or rule a dead galaxy. Cover art by Stephen Youll.