Sixteen years ago, rebellion swept the galaxy known as the Belt of Jewels. The Leonov royal family was murdered–down to their youngest child, Princess Anya–and the Union government seized power.
Stacia doesn’t think much about politics, spending her days rambling her father’s vineyard with her friends, Clio and Pol. But then a Union ship appears burning through the sky, bearing the leader of the Union, the Direktor Eminent himself, who declares that Stacia’s sleepy village is a den of empire loyalists. More shocking, he claims that Princess Anya Leonova is alive–and it’s Stacia!
As their home explodes into chaos, Pol smuggles Stacia to a hidden escape ship, leaving Clio in the hands of the Union. Stacia sets her heart on a single mission: she will find and rescue Clio, even with the whole galaxy on her trail.
This story is billed as inspired by Anastasia Romanov. While the main character is named Anya, and the villain of the story could be inspired by the Romanov’s the comparisons mostly end there. I loved this story it was a lot of fun, and the characters were compelling and flawed.
