Titans are not fables, but they are not the only danger to mankind. Men with small plans and steady hands can break a coast as surely as monsters.
Temriel au Rath is a king who inherits trouble. A failed hunt throws him into the path of Emperor Bogan, and a marriage bargain he did not plan. Now a capable princess arrives with her own loyalties, and every rider on the road has a message he cannot ignore.
Tem has a small army, a thin harvest, and weeks to hold Jaethe together. He must read people, not prophecies. He must solve supply, not legends. He must choose which wall to guard and which friend to trust as the bonds of friendship break beneath the strain of bitterness and hate.
Epic fantasy with boots on the ground. Titans, warhorses, border skirmishes, betrayal, hard choices. If Tem gets it right, the kingdom lives. If he gets it wrong, the kingdom breaks and the crown goes under.
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War makes Bogan au Arcos feel alive. It must, because he has days to seize Valentium before the Western Cohort arrives. The northern army is spent. Morale is ash. His uncle has given up. Bogan has not.
When ladders fail, he turns the river into a battering ram, crashing through iron grates to open the city from within. With Varius, his battered second, and Livia, a sharp tongued local with too much to lose, Bogan fights through alleys, forges, and guardrooms toward the gatehouse. Every step drags him deeper into politics, blood, and a promise he cannot break.
If Valentium falls, the Empire might live. If it stands, the dream dies.
Siege fantasy. Military tactics. Relentless pacing. A grim hero who rips victory from stone and steel. For readers of hard hitting, character driven low fantasy where cities become battlegrounds and oaths by blood demand a price. For every victory.