AndreaLaufer
Peace is a lie. Obsession is the only truth.
For centuries, the Alliance and the Talvegan Empire have been locked in the Eternal War. The Merlion Treaty bought the galaxy a fragile ceasefire-but behind the Council of Twelve, ambition still moves like a blade in the dark.
Over six hundred years after the dust settled on the old world, a new generation rises. They are genetic ghosts, haunted by the echoes of ancestors who bled for a universe they never lived to see. Their bloodlines carry the sins of the past, but the board they play on is deadlier than ever.
Second Ambassador Hans Peter Osten lives on a razor's edge. To the public, he is the Alliance's finest diplomat, sworn to protect the Founders' legacy and keep the peace alive. In private, he is a man unraveling-consumed by a forbidden devotion to Liliana, a woman bound to another: the wife of his mentor and closest friend, First Ambassador Herbert Karajan.
When a mysterious fleet breaches the Neutral Zone, the ceasefire begins to crack. War drums echo across the stars... yet the deadliest threat may not come from beyond the borders, but from inside the Alliance itself.
As ancient bloodlines collide and conspiracies tighten, Hans Peter is pulled into a storm that could ignite the Eternal War anew. Driven by the genetic echoes of the past and haunted by a prophecy that claims he will change the world for her, he faces a single, brutal question:
How much of the galaxy is he willing to burn for what he cannot have?
In a game of empires, the heart is the most dangerous battlefield.
Legacies is Part II of The Tomorrow Chronicles saga.
New to the series? Start with Part I: Dresden.