Book I
The Victor's Curse
Cassian Varro is sent north to restore a Republic already failing the people it claims to govern. His enemies expect the campaign to destroy him. Valdra expects victory. Rhydara expects justice.
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The Victor's Curse
A Roman-inspired epic fantasy of war, family, ambition—and a Republic beginning to turn upon itself.
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P.V.L.
Populus Valdrae Liber
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The Republic of Valdra
A realm that calls its people free.
For three centuries, Valdra has lived without a king. Its marble capital proclaims liberty beneath the Eagle while ancient Houses bargain for power—and Rhydara asks which people the Republic truly means.
300+Years of the Republic
5Great Houses
P.V.L.The People of Valdra Are Free
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The saga
The Eagles of Varellia
A Republic
of Knives
The battlefield turns homeward.
Cover to be revealed · ForthcomingPower behind the Republic
The Great Houses
Old blood, private armies and public virtue. Every House serves Valdra. Every House has its own meaning for the word.
Old military House
House Varro
Glory outlived fortune.
The former royal line
House Valerian
The crown survives in records and succession.
Mines, contracts, commerce
House Caldor
Silver moves south. Influence moves everywhere.
Grain, law, reform
House Aurelion
Storage feeds the city. Law shapes the Republic.Records withheld
Fifth Great House
Its name and device await discovery.Names shaping an age
People of Valdra
House Varro
Cassian Varro
General of the Republic. Brilliant, indebted and increasingly difficult to ignore.House Varro
Livia Varro
A political mind sharpened by years spent protecting her family.House Varro
Lucan Varro
The eldest son, already learning how quickly affection becomes influence.House Varro
Aren Varro
A younger son watching a Republic reveal what it truly values.Rhydara
Tareth Vaun
Former auxiliary, petitioner and the man Varellia finally chose to hear.Varellia
Tomas Venn
A commoner at ease among nobles—and one of the few people who speaks plainly.Populus Valdrae Liber
The People of Valdra Are Free.
The maxim was adopted after the fall of the Valerian monarchy. It is carried beneath the Eagle, struck upon coins and carved into government stone.
In Rhydara, the words invite a harder question.