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The Academy
The Gold war school where students command real fleets in deadly astral war games.
Story so far
The Academy is where Golds are taught war after the Institute tests their fluency in astral combat—leading fleets of warships against one another with dummy munitions and leechCraft raids, jumping asteroid to asteroid until only two fleets remain. Darrow leads his fleet here to win the honor Augustus demands and, with it, a fleet of his own to turn to the Sons of Ares.
Appearance
A theater of war set among asteroid fields, where student fleets hunt one another in the void.
Role
The setting of the book's opening; the Gold military academy of astral warfare.
Relationships
Darrow — Its current star pupil, commanding a fleet to win a prize for Augustus.
The Institute — The earlier proving ground whose survivors advance to the Academy.
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Chapter 2
- The Gold war school where students command real fleets in deadly astral war games.