Lord Phylo and his Canine Armada have been vanquished, but for how long? What damage does former Empress Isabella intend to inflict on the Ramses Empire? And will Champion of the Empire Herc Tom be able to prevent this "Imperial Imperilment"?
"Imperial Imperilment" is a speculative fiction novelette, and is the eighth of the "Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire" stories, following "Purr Mission", "Nipped in the Butt", "Cat and Mouse", "Baastards' Revenge", "Imperial Purrogative", "Cats Out of the Bag", and "Reining Cats and Dogs."