Relentless, ambitious, and exhilarating…
A slave blacksmith launches a rebellion that may save humanity, or transform it forever in Devitt’s compelling book. For 473 years, humanity has endured slavery after losing a catastrophic war to Affer’s five other races. Most have accepted their fate. Fletcher Rush has not. Born in chains and forged by years of hardship, he escapes captivity with a single goal: free his people. But liberation is only the beginning. To ensure humanity is never enslaved again, Fletcher intends to conquer the world that broke it.
Devitt’s debut opens with a straightforward premise but quickly reveals larger ambitions. Fletcher Rush is not a reluctant hero seeking survival; he is a man preparing for conquest. Devitt excels at action, crafting desperate battles that feel earned. The world of Affer is familiar in structure yet compelling in execution, built upon centuries of oppression and the lingering scars of war. Most intriguing is the moral question beneath the adventure: when freedom becomes conquest, where does liberation end and domination begin?
An engaging, action-driven fantasy with an ambitious scope and a protagonist impossible to ignore.
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BOLD Publishing
Pub date Oct. 17 2025
ASIN B0FWSNHPJ8
Price $0.00 Kindle edition
