The High Destiny (A Berkley Medallion Book)

Emperor of the Thirteen Worlds for three centuries, Haldor the Magnificent -sometimes called The Immortal - determined to take a bridge - and to give up his immortality. Having brought the beginnings of order to a world gone decadent, it was his his intent to provide for orderly succession to the throne. Civilized traditions would be given time to gain a foothold. But the forces of curruption were not to die without a struggle. And their ruthless willingness to commit unspeakable horrors tears a savage planet to shreds - ravaging the beautiful Annrith, threatening the destruction of all that Haldor had built.