The entire Ystrad royal family was thought to have been massacred during an invasion by their planetary neighbours, but when evidence emerges that one of the family may have survived, agent David Held is despatched to find and protect the royal heir.Denied his usual array of hi-tech equipment, he is forced to seek the help of an outcast prince determined to unite his people and reclaim their ancestral homeland.As the fates of the two young heirs become increasingly intertwi...

The entire Ystrad royal family was thought to have been massacred during an invasion by their planetary neighbours, but when evidence emerges that one of the family may have survived, agent David Held is despatched to find and protect the royal heir.Denied his usual array of hi-tech equipment, he is forced to seek the help of an outcast prince determined to unite his people and reclaim their ancestral homeland.As the fates of the two young heirs become increasingly intertwi...

Marmoros, the ancestral home of the Lyenar people, has been recaptured but its enemies still circle the city. As the war enters a new phase, the Ystrad leave the city to continue their own struggle against the Belsi who invaded their homeworld.But the Belsi and their powerful new allies intend to exploit the mineral wealth of Ystradis, and are ruthless in their attempts to maintain control of the planet.Once again David Held, top agent in the Imperial service, has to protec...

The refugees from Ystradis arrive at Marmoros, much to the annoyance of officials from the powerful Department of Exo-Affairs, and Rachel and Jeren travel to the Imperial Court to ask the Emperor to intervene.The Belsi continue to press their claim to the mine on Ystradis, but when evidence emerges that a major trading company is secretly supplying Vostov with ore from the mine, a chain of events is initiated that threatens the security of the entire Empire.Follow the story...