Prelude to War

Kidnapped by the tyrannical Empress, Kole is forced into the brutal Order paranormal training academy of Nullpoint. Under the thumb of a sadistic commandant, he endures vicious conditions designed to either break him, or forge him into a blunt-force instrument of power. While his friends on Raeth scramble to launch a desperate rescue mission, Kole's strength outgrows Nullpoint's curriculum, earning him a transfer to the imperial heart of Zypheros. Here, he enters a lethal dance with Empress Kaelof herself. No longer just a prisoner, Kole becomes a pivotal pawn in her twisted game of succession and betrayal. With his back against the wall, Kole accepts an ethically fraught training regime to push his abilities beyond human limits. But as his eyes open to a threat far greater than the Order, he realizes he is the only thing standing between the galaxy and a war it isn't prepared to fight.