King's Sacrifice [Paperback]

The spellbinding conclusion to the star-spanning saga of adventure and intrigue. At the end ofKing's Test, Sagan--the man who overthrew Dion's father--pledged his allegiance to Dion as the new king. Now, Dion battles alien and human enemies, and must give up both his lover and one of his men as he learns what it truly means to be king.Chapter  One
 
“This is a stem
Of that victorious stock; and let us fear
The native mightiness and fate of him.”
William Shakespeare,
King Henry V, Act II, Scene 4
 
“Welcome to Galaxy in Depth, the program that discusses the news of today with those who are making it. I am your host, James M. Warden. I am pleased to introduce to you a young man who undoubtedly needs no introduction, a young man who has created an intergalactic sensation. His Royal Highness Dion Starfire.”
 
The robotcam panned left from the rugged, erudite features of GBC’s popular news commentator James M. Warden to a young man clad in a military-cut suit of black with short black jacket, high collar, red piping on the cuffs and collar. He wore no medals, epaulets, or insignia except for a small Scimitar pin on the left collar and a brooch that was the face of a lion. Red hair the color of an exploding sun framed the pale, serious face, tumbled shoulder length over the black suit of clothes. Intense eyes of a vibrant cobalt-blue showed well on the vidscreens and the robotcam zoomed in on them frequently, to the intense and swooning delight of millions of this young man’s followers.
 
He sat at ease, poised, confident, unlike many others who had faced an interview with the incisive reporter.
 
“I am pleased to be here, Mr. Warden,” replied the young man in a rich, melodious voice that flowed out of the vidscreens of billions, including that of the President of the Galactic Democratic Republic, Peter Robes. “Thank you for inviting me.&rdql3,