Bloodtide

<b>The fate of the empire hangs in the balance in the second installment of the genre-bending Ex Romana trilogy<br> <br>Perfect for readers of Saara El-Arifi and C. L. Clark and stories with strong, queer voices, this is a speculative imagining of a world on the brink of revolution. Here, Rome never fell, but the apocalypse is coming—if it hasn''t arrived already</b><br><br>Cracks are forming in the empire’s facade.<br><br>In the wake of startling revelations and personal betrayals, Tair finds herself the Iveroa Stone''s new custodian as she embarks on a battle for Luxana''s streets. As the fallout of the fighting pit massacre leads to a rise in legionary crackdowns and vigilante justice, Tair is determined to find a better path forward for Sargassa’s future. Up in the Imperial Archives, meanwhile, Selah tries to make sense of her family’s tangled history within the Imperium''s shadowed beginnings.<br><br>Elsewhere, in the far-flung reaches of Roma Sargassa''s badlands, Arran and Theo undertake a covert mission for the Revenants, one that could tip the scales between victory and defeat in Griff''s upcoming war. But long-laid plans and careful maneuvering are nothing compared to the forces of nature, and Sargassa''s future might just be determined by the coming storm.