Sometimes there is no difference between a hero and a traitor... Timothy Val wants nothing more than to serve the Senjelian Empire. As captain of the ranks, he has sworn his life to protect and serve, a fact that brings him honor among his people and those under his command. But the butchery of prisoners is not war. When his objection to the slaughter of unarmed men backfires, Timothy is branded a traitor. Striped of his rank, dignity and sanity, his only hope of regaining his lost honor and clearing his family name rests in the hands of a political revolution orchestrated by a senator he is unsure he can trust. With an intergalactic war looming and civil unrest spreading through the empire, Timothy is faced with the most difficult tasks of his life. Will he find a way to remain loyal to the empire? Or will that loyalty cost him the one thing he craves most...? His honor. Aftermath is the first in a series of epic space operas. If you love epic tales of empresses and princes, soldiers and mercenaries, senators and slaves, then you don't want to miss E.A Copen's brand new series: Broken Empire!