A dying alien queen and an intergalactic battle for the empty throne. Cousin is pitted against cousin - Sytor the Xanetteian cannibal, Damanacree the Plutonian warlord, and Astra, the young Earth girl chosen by the queen to be her heir. Hunted, Astra takes refuge on Malass - the planet of witches - and, there, she discovers that her dragon bloodline is the least of her powers. Astra - the normal, but quite extraordinary teenager - is a witch, and she learns that her destiny will be influenced, not only by powerful magic, but by the majesty of dragons. When she leaves to meet that destiny, she is dogged by betrayal, death and destruction. Too many want her to fail. Too many stand against her. She wonders if ascending the Icarrion throne is worth the risks she has to take to win it. The Empty Throne is the first book in the Beyond the Bloodline Trilogy. It marks the beginning of Astra's long journey towards adulthood and her destiny to be High Witch and the ruler of planets.