The Space Empire Trilogy -- Empire One

<p>In Humiliation Michael crown prince<br>of the Space Empire finds that he is not alone in his quest to build an<br>advanced deep-space battle-ready vessel.<br><br>Mysterious ships bearing scarlet crosses pursue his convoy and expose<br>conspiracies against the Space Empire from within and without.<br>Michael's adoptive brother Randolph follows him to exile on Earth and a<br>summer of biblical teaching at Jonathan Edwards' camp meetings.<br>Forbidden romance leads to tragedy political turmoil and a meeting<br>with representatives of Earth's mysterious Fourth Empire.<br><br>In Repentance Michael reconciles with his father but must find a way<br>to save the Palace Randolph and the earth woman Aidan from the<br>attacks of the Church and Earth's hopelessly corrupt system.<br>In Sanctification treachery closes in on all sides. Michael makes<br>shattering decisions that may save or destroy the Space Empire's last<br>hope for the future.</p>