Tristan and Arianne

Tristan Cray is one of the bullions on countless worlds ruled by the autocratic Dynasty of Hadd.  Recruited into military service, he deserts, and lands on the remote planet Thelema, home to a secular monastery.  He meets Arianne, daughter of the director, and begins to fall in love with her.  When Dynasty forces come looking for him, the pair flee, and join the resistance.  The battle to overhtrow the Dynasty begins.