King's Sacrifice: Margaret Weis

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.