Heirs of the Void
In the year 4872, humanity rules thousands of star systems—but it has never been more divided. For seventy-three years, rival empires have torn the galaxy apart in an endless interstellar war.....
In the year 4872, humanity rules thousands of star systems—but it has never been more divided. For seventy-three years, rival empires have torn the galaxy apart in an endless interstellar war. Entire worlds change hands, billions live in poverty, and while the richest families own planets and command private fleets, the poor have only one thing left to give: their lives. Kael Varen is eighteen years old and owns forty-seven credits. Born in the industrial depths of Naraka, he has never seen a real sky. He survives by repairing machines and salvaging whatever technology he can find. Then his Imperial wristband turns red. CONSCRIPTION ORDER. Within eighteen hours, Kael goes from an unknown mechanic in the slums to FEI-771-983-V—a soldier of the Empire of Sol. Thrown into a war he never chose, Kael will discover worlds beyond anything he imagined: colossal warships, cybernetic soldiers, biological reconstruction, mysterious human abilities, unexplored planets, and civilizations that should not exist. But the deeper he travels into the war, the more disturbing the truth becomes. The great empires are hiding secrets. The most powerful families in human space are playing their own game. And something is moving beyond the borders of known space. Humanity believes it is fighting the greatest war in its history. Humanity is wrong.