E-Book the Steel Tempest

The fire that saved an empire now threatens to consume it.

Ten years after Kukkuni’s accidental discovery of iron shattered the Bronze Age monopoly and turned a starving valley into the unbreakable Iron Fortress, Ḫatti stands transformed. Steel arms legions that once crumbled. Ploughshares turn soil that once starved. The old priesthood is broken, bronze a relic of forgotten gods.

But abundance breeds new dangers.
Kukkuni, revered as the Father of the New Age, watches his gift spread beyond control. Refinement steel, harder, lighter, deadlier, emerges from hidden forges, its rippling patterns promising victory in any hand. Yet power in every hand also means rebellion in every province. Iron barons rise, withholding tithe from the crown. Common folk arm against nobles. And the king fears the revolution he once embraced.
From the east, Assyrian warlords muster thirty thousand swords, allied with temple holdouts who promise bronze divine return. From the south, Egypt pours gold into the alliance, seeking vengeance for old defeats. Forty-five thousand converge on the Iron Fortress, siege rams rolling, ladders raised, chants echoing across the plain.
Anni stands on the walls beside Kukkuni, spear in hand, heart forged in the same fire that birthed steel. Their children, blooded by the last war, carry the legacy forward. Laban drills the legions, Tali tallies the supplies, Mazzu thirsts for bronze blood once more. But the refinement steel, now the key to survival, threatens to tip the balance: too powerful to contain, too dangerous to lose.
Epic historical fiction blending gritty Bronze-to-Iron Age detail with high-stakes drama, ‘The Steel Tempest’ explores the double edge of progress: the blade that protects can also destroy. Meticulously researched, emotionally gripping, and relentlessly paced, this is the explosive sequel to ‘The Iron Forge’.
Perfect for readers of Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon tales, Christian Cameron’s ancient epics, Ken Follett’s sweeping sagas, and anyone who loves stories of technological revolution, empire at the crossroads, and the heavy cost of changing the world.

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