who are exempted from being infused with Vorg larvae, Count Naka Stronn of House Stronn wants to change things. Having discovered the location of an ancient superweapon that once destroyed another galactic empire, the Count concocts a complex plan to oust the Vorg and place himself on the throne. Before he can put his plans for a coup in motion, however, he must first send his in-vitro offspring, Brigadier Proxima Stronn, to the planet Carolis Anca with an invasion force to secure the superweapon. Tyron Brandt is a young but highly skilled member of the Huntsmen, natives of Carolis Anca. When the Stronns invade, Tyron loses his girlfriend, his family, his clan, and his homeworld in less than an hour! Left for dead by the invaders, he is rescued by an unlikely alliance between a mysterious, alien female and a sentient creature living in the rivers of one of Carolis Anca’s large forests. On the planet Korundra, Crown Princess Li-An Tarnee is forced into a political marriage with a man she does not love. However, that is only the beginning of her problems. The Vorg Emperor has realized that the Crown Princess is the natural focal point for all that remains of any organized resistance to his rule. Consequently, she must be eliminated at all costs! As the fates of these people become entwined, the being known as The Awesome One awakens after having been asleep for millennia, and an entire galaxy begins to shake.