Imperial Guard

Life is hard on the planet Cirrus in the 23d century, but a food-deficit Earth desperately needs the wheat that Cirrus supplies. Earlier, in the mid-22d century, nearly a hundred years after a nuclear and biological holocaust, a world empire had been established. A few decades later, intragalactic hyperjump travel was discovered. But the galactic empire has been continually racked with civil wars, domestic unrest, and political conspiracies. Enter Timothy Brogan. In the closing years of the 23d century he leaves his native planet of Cirrus to seek adventure as an officer in the Imperial Fusiliers. Little does he know, however, that he will be thrust into the decades-old power struggle between two political factions—one working for the greater good of humanity and the other obsessed with evil and selfish ends. Events beyond Brogan’s control propel him into conflict with the evil Mogul family. As he faces the most critical and difficult challenges of his life, he allies himself with the Mizpala faction, and the Emperor appoints him an officer in the Imperial Guards. In his new position he discovers romance in the midst of deadly peril and a new purpose for his life.