An impenetrable shadow has bound the galaxy of Andromeda for centuries. After a freak accident of space, an empire of slave traders learns to control time. Now nothing can stop them from taking whom they will. In the deadly currents of a universe torn by the Marauders, can Marc, one of the galaxies' guardians, protect those he loves? Will his daughter survive her traumatic past? Can anyone bring light to the Marauders and break Andromeda's chains?

In this first book of the trilogy, entitled Cross of Secrets, we find a man whose life is torn apart by the slave trade, a woman whose past contains a dangerous secret, and a slave who hides more than anyone can guess. Will they come to grips with the weight of their secrets before the Marauders strike again?