Behind The Throne Av K. B. Wagers

<p><b>Meet Hail: Captain. Gunrunner. Fugitive.<br><br></b>Quick, sarcastic, and lethal, Hailimi Bristol doesn''t suffer fools gladly. She has made a name for herself in the galaxy for everything except what she was born to do: rule the Indranan Empire. That is, until two Trackers drag her back to her home planet to take her rightful place as the only remaining heir. <br><br>But trading her ship for a palace has more dangers than Hail could have anticipated. Caught in a web of plots and assassination attempts, Hail can''t do the one thing she did twenty years ago: run away. She''ll have to figure out who murdered her sisters if she wants to survive.<br><br>A gun smuggler inherits the throne in this <i>Star Wars</i>-style science fiction adventure from debut author K. B. Wagers. Full of action-packed space opera exploits and courtly conspiracy - not to mention an all-out galactic war - <i>Behind the Throne </i>will please fans of James S. A Corey, Becky Chambers and Lois McMaster Bujold, or anyone who wonders what would happen if a rogue like Han Solo were handed the keys to an empire . . .</p>