Catherine Asaro's novels showcase her unique ability to weave a fine web of adventure, hard science and romance.The Radiant Seas continues the story begun in Primary Inversion, the tale of Sauscony and Jaibriol, each the heir to an interstellar empire, as their lives become entangled again in the machinations of the Skolian Empire. As they begin to pick up what's left of their lives, the fate of much of the known universe comes to rest on the shoulders of their fragile young family. Interstellar war erupts and Jaibriol is snatched away to become the unwilling ruler of the Highton Aristos. Sauscony must lead an invading space fleet to rescue Jaibriol from his own empire -- without revealing that they are married.The Radiant Seas is an ambitious romantic epic that will further establish Catherine Asaro as a new force in the sf field.