The Cry Of The Newborn

The Empress of Estorea is young and idealistic.

The Empire she has inherited has never been more powerful, never been so large.

She believes she can bring in a golden age. But her armies are stretched thin, the border provinces are reluctant to pay homage and, even in her own court, dissent and betrayal is in the air.

And into this troubled world four children are born, the result of centuries of careful study and selective breeding.