A young knight's entourage travels the stars on a grand tour of the Known Worlds of the Empire, and on devout Icon they accept an invitation to a traditional masquerade during the joyous Feast of the Innocents. But sinister events unfold and cover the remote mountain fastness in a pall of fear! Is there truth in the vaunted stories of war and bravery told and retold about the reclusive Lord of Eiderhall, or rather in the whispers of old scandal and affair? What secret lies behind the enigmatic mask of the formidable Lady, a veteran of the Golem Wars? Will noble souls succumb under the burdens of the past?
Join the far-future passion play that is Fading Suns, and embark on a swash-buckling, laser-shooting, courtly-romancing, faithless-rebuking, dark space opera mystery adventure!