Born into power and prestige, Zibi Zadzisai was heir to the greatest planetary estate clan in the Isowo Federation. But when the ruthless Doje clan orchestrates a bloody coup, killing her father and freezing her family's fortune, Zibi is left with nothing but her name and a target on her back.
Forced to flee, she seeks refuge with the Onyilogwu, a superstitious and isolated people untouched by the ambitions of the great houses. But Zibi has no intention of remaining forgotten in a backwater land. No debt will go unpaid, no betrayal will go unpunished, for Zibi is a queen in exile and she will have her vengeance.