Exordium 3: A Prison Unsought

Returned to supposed safety, Brandon finds himself fighting a battle of symbols, his only weapon his wits as he strives to win the allegiance of the navy in time to rescue his father, the Panarch . . .

Rewritten, with new material added, in this third volume of the space opera saga EXORDIUM, The Rifters are imprisoned, and Brandon finds himself, as sole heir to the Phoenix Throne, using wits and courtly intrigue against the powerful and sophisticated aristocrats who hide lethal intent behind urbanity and style.

His goal is to win back control of the Navy and rescue his father from the vicious end planned for him by the usurping Doljharians, resulting in a race to the harsh planet of Gehenna, which is protected by a weird anomaly . . ..