This is the story of the warbrides and tells how they became legends. Ten women hurled into combat. An elite fighting unit married to The Emperor of Humanity. Plucked from the prison planet of Trazalk, their only crime was survival. Now it's up to them to save humanity from a threat it's never encountered."From both alcoves, a swarm of men exploded at them into the corridor. The passage was filled with a riot of beards, earrings and blades as the pirates charged and swarmed down the corridor. The warbrides snapped into life and brought up their blades as the pirates ran directly at them."Journey with Shakti and her co-wives as they cut a path across the universe to save humanity from both a decadent empire and insectoid invaders.