Book 1 of the Annals of the Keepers sci-fi series... Technological advances at the end of the 25th century seeded the foundation for humankind's Golden Age of Peace. However, eager to rid themselves of an ancient galactic secret, the Kryth Mahr Domain entered the Sol system and massacred billions, unleashing a horrific wave of genocidal fire that nearly extinguished the existence of man. Fewer than a million survived. Interstellar ships carried the deluge of refugees to the primitive Mydian system. The next few centuries saw vast changes in these once peaceful people as humankind re-created itself. Forging a new military machine known as the Ordinance, they filled its ranks with warriors that would strike fear into the core of all adversaries. They called them Reavers. And now, in the post expulsion year 267 PE, the ancestral year 2765 AD, it comes to pass that a Reaver-soldier meets Kryth-conqueror. Powerful will be the retribution and vengeance will rule the day.-Alon Renske, Keeper (267) The Annals begin...