THE FIVE COUNTRIES: Are an Empire on the brink. Magic, the gloryof dragons and unicorns, the old legends - all arebeing replaced by trackrunners and steamboats as time moves on. The Midrange Region demands independence; the Islands Region calls for isolation. All human magic is outlawed; except for love...and even that has rules. DRAGONHEAD STATION: They were dedicated to serving their Empire. But Sergeant Jashar was a telepath, and Rashad and his squad disobeyed orders, while Red loved another man. In the Five Countries, they were criminals with service records. In Midrange and the Islands, they could be heroes - if they could leave their allegiances behind. On what grounds do ordinary men - and Magickars - become revolutionari