Two rival heirs. One shattered throne. An alien empire waiting to watch them burn. Amara Dael and Daxar Neryth were raised to hate each other. Their houses have warred for generations, and when the king dies without naming an heir, Taldris stands on the edge of civil war. Then the Wernak arrive. Forced to command together, Amara and Daxar build an army of Aegis Frames-war machines capable of learning mercy as well as destruction.
But as the invasion intensifies, so does the forbidden bond between them. Their enemies know that if love can unite the two houses, Taldris may survive. So the Wernak turn memory into a weapon, betrayal into strategy, and the heirs' growing love into a target. To save their world, Amara and Daxar must defeat an empire, expose the lies that built their feud, and choose whether two crowns can rule as one.
A sweeping sci-fi war thriller packed with forbidden romance, alien invasion, royal intrigue, battlefield sacrifice, and machines that learn what it means to protect.
Two rival heirs. One shattered throne. An alien empire waiting to watch them burn. Amara Dael and Daxar Neryth were raised to hate each other. Their houses have warred for generations, and when the king dies without naming an heir, Taldris stands on the edge of civil war. Then the Wernak arrive. Forced to command together, Amara and Daxar build an army of Aegis Frames-war machines capable of learning mercy as well as destruction.
But as the invasion intensifies, so does the forbidden bond between them. Their enemies know that if love can unite the two houses, Taldris may survive. So the Wernak turn memory into a weapon, betrayal into strategy, and the heirs' growing love into a target. To save their world, Amara and Daxar must defeat an empire, expose the lies that built their feud, and choose whether two crowns can rule as one.
A sweeping sci-fi war thriller packed with forbidden romance, alien invasion, royal intrigue, battlefield sacrifice, and machines that learn what it means to protect.