Against all odds, spaceship mechanic Zen Sienna finds herself in a fairytale palace, being courted by the ruler of vast lands. But when revolution erupts and heads start to roll, Zen finds that the life of a storybook princess is not be all fancy balls and happy endings. Swept up in a whirlwind of fire and blood, Zen must earn her citizenship on Earth and find her place in a world on the brink of revolution.

About the Darkship series:
"Hoyt creates a fast-paced and entertaining tale about a revolution and its reluctant leader."--Galveston County Daily News

"First-rate space opera with a moral lesson. You won't be disappointed."--Glenn Reynolds, Instapundit.com

" A] tour de force: logical, built from assumptions with no contradictions . . . gripping."-Jerry Pournelle

" Three Musketeers creator] Alexander Dumas would give Sarah A. Hoyt] a thumbs up."-Steve Forbes

" F]anciful and charming." -Library Journal

"Exceptional, wonderful and enormously entertaining." -Booklist