To claim the stars, humanity must first burn.

FARING: BASILEIA
A novel by Yaroslav Ledyaev
To claim the stars, humanity must first burn.
On the throneworld of Terra, a terrorist's bomb shatters a century of peace, framing starship captain Brennah Umberg for treason. With her House targeted for annihilation, she is forced into a fragile alliance with a new Emperor.
On the forgotten frontier of Trident, an outcast named Kethric takes a smuggling job as his last chance at escape. But when his cargo is revealed, he becomes the most valuable and hunted man in the system.
As the great Houses tear each other apart and alien conspiracies emerge from the shadows, the fate of the galaxy falls to these two.
The old world is burning. What will rise from its ashes?
