About This Book
A woman tied to a famed military leader moves through a world of palace plotting, passionate attachments, and the violent tides of war as her city confronts a rival republic. The narrative interleaves intimate episodes of love, jealousy, and personal sacrifice with dramatized accounts of campaigns, hazardous marches, and decisive battles drawn from classical sources. Political conspiracies, shifting loyalties, and renunciations test her resolve, while sea actions and sieges widen the scope. The story traces the human consequences of victory and defeat, ending with meetings, losses, and the moral aftershocks that follow great conflict.
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