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Shadow of the Unconquered
Paperback
Publisher Price: $24.99
Publisher: Samba
Published: Nov 8 2025
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.50
Height: 1.03 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In a divided world ruled by the iron hand of Rome, Arthan is born between worlds-his father, a Nubian soldier in Rome's service; his mother, a Caledonian noblewoman who refuses to claim him. Marked by two heritages and accepted by neither, Arthan grows up in a land torn by conquest, learning to fight as both legionary and tribesman, belonging fully to no one.
As he comes of age amid war and oppression, Arthan's loyalty to the empire that raised him begins to fracture.
His journey through the ranks of Rome's legions exposes the cost of its so-called civilization-its hypocrisy, its brutality, and the price paid by those who serve it. When he meets Azelas, a North African soldier enslaved by the empire since childhood, the two find in each other a reflection of their own broken identities.
Together, they turn their backs on Rome and vanish into the wild
From their flight grows something greater than rebellion.
Joined by exiles, deserters, and freed slaves, Arthan and Azelas forge a brotherhood that challenges the very foundations of imperial power. On the waves of the Mediterranean, their dream takes shape-a free kingdom called Nova Thalassa, built on equality, sanctuary, and the belief that no soul is born to serve another.
But freedom carries a heavy price. As the empire's wrath bears down upon them, the founders of Nova Thalassa must confront betrayal, loss, and the question that defines their struggle: can a dream of liberty survive in a world built on conquest?
From the mist-covered highlands of Britannia to the sunburned coasts of Africa, Shadow of the Unconquered follows one man's transformation from orphan to outcast to revolutionary. It is an epic of defiance and hope-a tale of love, brotherhood, and the enduring fight for a world without masters.
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