After dying from overwork, Damon Ashford awakens in ancient Crownhaven to find himself trapped in the body of the realm’s most reviled playboy. Disowned by his father and sent to the frontier as a lowly Warden, he stops trying to please anyone and starts striking back. He challenges authority on day one, topples corrupt officials, reveals secret cults, and wins the attention of a foreign princess. With every fight, he climbs from disposable pawn to Imperial Commander.