A story of courage, determination, and love. Eshley, the future king of Ashlaria, escapes his kidnappers only to find himself on a preindustrial world. Even with limited vision, he is determined to steal a spaceship, fly home, and save the woman he loves. But only marriage to Cendry, the miserable and unstable daughter of the Lashon king, will end his world’s racial and religious violence. Does he choose peace for his world or the woman he loves?