Genetically engineered to blend with a sophisticated, aristocratic world, Valara F'al-ten awakens from her hibernetic sleep in an uncharted star system, orbiting a planet rich in resources Earth Colony 5 needs, but how does one negotiate inter-galactic trade agreements with a society that still wields swords? Clan High Chieftain, Gordain Ryn Phellan, has problems-an outlawed clan, a rival chieftain, and a despot with mind-control capabilities-even before he captures the bewitching female who claims to have a flying ship. That she could be kin to his greatest foe and, having been assembled...