Dietmar started writing SF novels when he was 58 after a career in corporate financial analysis. He got tired of waiting for David Weber to write another Honor Harrington series book so he decided to write some military SF of his own. He lives near Niagara Falls, Canada. In his spare time, he dabbles in steampunk cosplay, pursues his interests in science, history and free energy. He can be contacted via his website.

Val Ky Ree is a Synthetic Intelligence who has woken up from an emergency shutdown when her ship was severely damaged in a major battle. She finds out that thousands of years have passed and the race that created her, the Aesir, are now all gone. She finds a new purpose in protecting the few thousand remaining humans from a hostile Compact of alien races. But when an old emeny from that forgotten battle resurfaces, she will face her greatest challenge and this time she must face it alone.