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In the latest installment of the acclaimed Ring of Fire series by Eric Flint, the Mughal Empire teeters on the brink of civil war following the assassination of Shah Jahan. As a diplomatic mission from the United States of Europe backs Princess Jahanara and her brother Dara Shikoh in their quest for succession to the Peacock Throne, tensions rise against rivals Aurangzeb and Shah Shuja. Meanwhile, general Salim Gadh Yilmaz confronts both military challenges and personal dilemmas amidst the chaos, while a secondary mission to acquire opium intertwines with political maneuvering as allegiances shift in a time of conflict.