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FOR THE CROWN OF STEEL<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Empires rise. Kingdoms fracture. Men must choose where they stand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vindice Maravoy was born to rule in Gallesse, heir to an ancient House and to a secret guarded for generations. But when his family defied the might of the Dosthan Empire, they were erased from history.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stripped of lands and title, Vindice finds exile in the Kingdom of Malia\u2014a proud land in decline, torn apart by internal wars and ruled by a feeble, corrupt crown. While its nobles conspire and its people bleed, the shadow of imperial conquest once again stretches across the northern borders.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vindice knows the enemy. He has seen what the Empire does to those who resist.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As mercenary, commander, and a reluctant player in Malia\u2019s political game, Vindice is drawn into a struggle that is no longer just about battlefields, but also councils, alliances, betrayals, and impossible compromises. To defend the land he has come to love, he may have to abandon his own very principles.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Crown of Steel is an epic novel of war and power, loyalty and ambition, where the fate of nations rests on the choices of nobles, captains and assassins.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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