PAGEPROLOGUE1CHAP.I.THE SURRENDER OF THE WORLD-THRONE8II.A CROWNLESS KING14III.TSARINA OLGA26IV.A SON OF THE GODS35V.A VISION FROM THE CLOUDS47VI.DEED AND DREAM53VII.THE SPELL OF CIRCE66VIII.THE NEW TERROR75IX.THE FLIGHT OF THE “REVENGE”83X.STRANGE TIDINGS TO AERIA94XI.THE SNAKE IN EDEN102XII.THE BATTLE OF KERGUELEN110XIII.THE SYREN’S STRONGHOLD129XIV.FROM THE SEA TO THE AIR138XV.OLGA IN COUNCIL146XVI.KHALID THE MAGNIFICENT159XVII.AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE174XVIII.A MOMENTOUS COMMISSION188XIX.FACE TO FACE AGAIN202XX.THE CALL TO ARMS215XXI.THE HOME-COMING226XXII.THE EVE OF BATTLE243XXIII.THE FIRST BLOW253XXIV.WAR AT ITS WORST271XXV.A MESSAGE FROM MARS289XXVI.SENTENCE OF DEATH303XXVII.ALMA SPEAKS314XXVIII.THE SIGN IN THE SKY319XXIX.THE TRUCE OF GOD325XXX.THE SHADOW OF DEATH338XXXI.THE LAST BATTLE350XXXII.THE SHE-WOLF TO HER LAIR359EPILOGUE369