The Sunburst Crown

Love and Destiny in the Far Future The Harthan Empire, unknown, warlike, and terrifying, has turned its sights on Garv. Their secret weapon is not the usual armaments but psionics-teleportation, telepathy and psychokinesis. Fe rnis Vel-Darscenn, trapped by her society and family demands, has had a dream of Harthans invading her planet, and capturing her. When the Harthans attack, and Garvan defenses collapse almost immediately, her vision is coming true. Dressed as a boy, she and her brother flee. When they are cornered, they find old ballistic weapons, and she ends up killing one of the enemy. Migal Horne, a Harthan soldier with a very explosive secret, manages to capture Fe rnis. Thinking she's a boy, Migal takes her to be processed, and only then he discovers the beautiful Garvan. He is utterly dazzled by her. When she escapes from him again, and he goes after her, these two enemies find themselves overwhelmed by their intense attraction. They end up in a passionate kiss, followed soon after by Garvan sabotage against the Harthans. The only way to stop the loss of life is for Migal to use his secret talent. He is a Control telepath. With a word, he can make people obey him. Once home on Hartha, it's clear that Migal and Fe rnis have a deep bond between them, that unsettles them both. He vows to go against Harthan society to make her his wife. As the two of them work to transform the mighty but deeply flawed Harthan Empire from within, other forces beyond the Empire are seeking to find and control Migal and his power. Unbeknownst to him, the Khurrians have learned that Migal is the person they have been waiting for after thousands of years, and their arrival will drive Migal and Fe rnis toward a destiny unimagined by either one-or the Harthan Empire itself.