Khemri is a prince in a great intergalactic empire. Princes are naturally faster, stronger, and more intelligent than normal humans, but that doesn't mean their lives are easier. Princes are many, and each is out to kill or otherwise eliminate the others in order to have the best shot at becoming emperor. After a fierce space battle, Khemri meets Raine, a young woman with a sharp mouth and strange views about the Empire and its Princes. She may just change his mind about a few things.