Sign-In
Cart
Swan's Flight: The Promise of Freedom
Paperback
Series: Temple of Bones
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 27 2026
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.22 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Rome, glory is eternal, but a slave's life belongs to the highest bidder.
Separated by the trail of destruction left by the Roman Empire, two Thracian brothers, Dahak and Darcon, are cast into a world of chains and blood-soaked sand. Yet, fate holds a sadistic game in store: each grows up believing the other perished in the massacre of their home village.
Within the dark cells of the Ludi, pain is molded to serve the spectacle. Dahak, now answering to the name Heracles, becomes the brute force of an ambitious lanista. His fury is fueled by a single lie: the promise of finding the executioner who took his brother's life. Meanwhile, in another gladiator school, arises Kyknos, The Swan-a master of technique and silence, who fights every battle with a sacred purpose that no one in Rome can decipher.
As the Roman aristocracy plots the greatest event the Colosseum has ever seen, the trajectories of these two warriors set on a collision course. Manipulated by greedy masters and surrounded by palace intrigues, they are prepared for an epic confrontation that promises to bring the city to a standstill.
Between the roar of a crowd thirsty for viscera and the weight of promises made under the Thracian sky, the truth becomes the most dangerous weapon of all. In an arena where love is a weakness and mercy is a death sentence, the quest for freedom will demand a price that no gold can pay.
The fight is not just for life. It is for the soul that Rome could never enslave.
Also from
Alves, Jéssyca
Le Pommier devenu Nostalgie: Un voyage d'accueil et de deuil au Condominium des Émotions
Alves, Jéssyca
Paperback
El Manzano Que Sé Volvió Un Recuerdo: Un viaje de consuelo y duelo en el vecindario de las emociones
Alves, Jéssyca
Paperback
Also in
Young Adult Fiction
The Odyssey: A Graphic Novel: (A Modern Visual Adaptation of Homer's Epic Tale of Greek Mythology for Young Adults)
Hinds, Gareth
Paperback
Piper at the Gates of Dusk: (A Young Adult Dystopian Adventure of Survival, Identity, and a Divided Future World)
Ness, Patrick
Hardcover
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
Alexie, Sherman
Paperback
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
Hart, Kate
Gansworth, Eric
Smith, Cynthia Leitich
Hardcover
Once Upon a Broken Heart Collector's Edition: [Limited Stenciled Edge Edition]
Garber, Stephanie
Hardcover