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The Empire of Dardano, Book 1: The Fallen Star

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Time 9h 18m

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"The Fallen Star" is a fantasy epic set in a bronze-age, Mediterranean style world.

Dardano - a vast empire slowly decaying under the weight of tradition and ceremony. The ruler of the empire has died, and now the royal children must step in to fill the vacuum. Prince Fornulus is the heir, but nobody expects great things from the dimwitted and brutish prince, and his siblings have their own plans, none of which involve Fornulus remaining in power. Young Prince Nikolonium wants to turn the empire onto the path of righteousness - but it will take all that he has to stand against his manipulative, ruthless, and occasionally downright sadistic siblings.

Note: this story is completely written at around 110,000 words, with 36 chapters. I'll be publishing a chapter every week, on Fridays, and working on the sequel as I do to hopefully get it finished before I run out of these chapters!

I'm also going to publish this story on Royal Road under the username "VictorValens".All Rights Reserved

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