The second novel in the Kingdoms and Empires series takes place only months after the events of Kingdoms and Empires: Dark Rage.

It is Princess Asora's darkest hour. The powerful and malevolent Queen Laxur has manipulated the Utopian Kingdom into surrendering her. But a new threat has emerged.

From the void of deep space, a powerful alien force has stormed the Realm. The mighty Federation, led by Pro-Counsel D'var, has declared all-out war against both the Utopian Kingdom and the Darkcon Empire. As their seemingly endless fleets and legions pour in and wage total war, the Utopian Kingdom and the Darkcon Empire find themselves fighting a losing battle against the far more advanced Federation.

The Federation is an alliance of aliens, organics, machines, and more-spanning countless galaxies across the visible universe. They are the great superpower of the multiverse and the self-proclaimed protectors of the natural order. To them, the Utopians and Darkcons are a blight-a threat to all that lies beyond the Realm.

Princess Asora is forced to make dark and desperate choices just to survive. Even as she struggles against the overwhelming might of the Federation, she must also contend with the relentless machinations of her sister, Queen Laxur, and the Darkcon Empire.

This three-way war will determine the fate of the Realm-and the larger multiverse. Who will rise from the ashes? The old yet reformed Utopian Kingdom under Princess Asora? The desperate and ruthless Darkcon Empire led by Queen Laxur? Or the vast and powerful Federation commanded by ProCounsel D'var