Lieutenant Sven Tveskoeg is in disgrace. His victory on Hekati & the emperor's favour have turned his patron against him: General Indigo Jaxx wants Sven dead. Exiled to Wildeside Sven waits for Jaxx's assassin. He hunts he fieldstrips his weapons he tries not to mind. At the age of 28 he's lived longer than he expected anyway. But then Sven finds himself offering to save the life of Jaxx's son. This means returning to Farlight where he finds that the emperor is missing his empire is collapsing there are murderous riots in the capital & General Jaxx stands on the edge of ruin. All Sven has to do is nothing. But when has he ever done anything that sensible... The devil-may-care not quite 100 per cent human mercenary soldier/killing machine known as Lieutenant Sven Tveskoeg & his like-minded team the Aux are back in this third explosive non-stop action-filled adventure.