The Waters of Sanjidan

Troy Hackonnen. Soldier. The ultimate product of a society whose one aim is to survive. How he lives, how he fights and how he loves are all suborned to that one duty. Inducted into the 'Training' at the age of seven following his mother's hero's death, he is the perfect realisation of the Ithomian warrior ideal. An ideal where for every action there is a prepared response, emotion is weakness and to disobey is unthinkable. Separated from his father by the gulf of his mothers death he is a dedicated "icicle," focused entirely on his duty and heading to the same "hero's death" that claimed his mother. Thrust into his first command of the "unlucky 587" Detachment he has scant time to prepare them to return to the constant struggle to maintain the fragile federation of worlds that has held the peace for decades. Summoned to the backwater tribal planet of Proberon to quell a minor conflict, they encounter the vengeful and ambitious Queen Aticia. Struggling to unite the tribes and depose her conniving uncle, she grasps the opportunity for disruption these na ve, but powerful outsiders bring. Events will spiral until he and his troopers are faced with the ultimate choice and ultimate responsibility. They must fight an inner battle that few of them are prepared for.