Stars Beyond the Veil

For generations, the Astraeus Empire has stood as a beacon of power and progress across the galaxy. But its borders stretch thin, its glory is fading, and its greatest fleets are locked in a devastating war far from home. On the opposite end of the empire lies the forgotten eastern frontier — a region known only as The Veil, where lonely star systems flicker like dying embers. It borders a mysterious and ancient civilization: the Pandoran Theocracy, a society ruled entirely by faith and hidden behind closed borders for centuries. Most believed the Pandorans to be peaceful isolationists. Most were wrong. Now, the empire’s first and last line of defense rests in the hands of a young, disgraced aristocrat: Commander Aurek Voss, given a dilapidated fleet as a quiet punishment and sent to the Veil to be forgotten. But when a holy crusade of terrifying power erupts from Pandoran space — Aurek becomes the only obstacle between a divine invasion and the heart of the empire. Outnumbered. Under-supplied. Unprepared. He must rally the frontier, uncover the truth behind the Pandoran holy war, and hold the line… …even if the empire he fights for has abandoned him.