SummarySchism harkens back to the early years of the
Skolian Empire, back to the beginning of the war between
Skolia and the Euban Traders. Twenty-three years have
passed since the fateful vote in the Skolian Assembly that
Roca missed in Skyfall. It created the first open hostility
between Eube and Skolia, which has only deepened over the
ensuing years.
Now, Eube senses an opportunity, for strife has riven the
first family of the Skolian Empire. Sauscony, the daughter
of Roca and Eldrinson, is ready to seek her fortune as an
officer-in-training in the Skolian military. When her
father forbids her to undertake such a dangerous path, a
wedge is formed as Soz chooses duty over family. Eube hopes
to make this permanent, a divide that will leave the
Skolian Empire ripe for conquest. And they're willing to
kill anyone to make it happen.
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