In the 73,000th year of the Galactic Era, the empire of humanity spanned hundreds of thousands of galaxies, but it was also on the verge of the decline of civilization.
Aliens and alien races are watching with eager eyes, subspace storms are devouring the star field, and heretics, traitors and evil gods are whispering in the dark.
Faith is the only order, and war is the only answer.
A young officer from a border colony survived a fatal expedition and was drawn into the whirlpool of power and war at the highest level of the empire.
When galaxies burn, empires decay, and gods fall silent——
He must choose between iron and blood:
Become the sword of the empire, or the last fire of civilization?
