Cris Sietinen has spent years serving the Taran Empire as an elite Agent, using extraordinary telekinetic abilities while balancing the demands of a powerful High Dynasty. But when he and Kate begin building a life together, they have no idea that someone else has already planned their future—and even the child they will one day have.
Far beyond the official history of the Empire, a secret war is raging in the Rift. The Bakzen, a mysterious and feared enemy, are pushing the Taran forces toward the brink of defeat. Desperate for a weapon capable of changing the course of the war, the Priesthood has spent generations manipulating bloodlines, technology, and human relationships to create something they call the Cadicle.
Their carefully constructed plan leads to one extraordinary child: Wil.
Raised within the TSS and gifted with powers far beyond ordinary Agents, Wil seems destined to become the weapon the Empire desperately needs. But destiny comes at a price—and the people controlling his future have hidden the truth about why he was born.
Because the greatest threat to the Empire may not be the enemy beyond the stars.
It may be the architects who created the war in the first place.