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Freedom is slavery. Love is control. Truth lies. And violence cycles endlessly.

Enter the world of Galio…

The Conquered Princes is an epic dark science fiction standalone novel with intense personal stakes and galactic ramifications. Set in a highly restrictive surveillance state on the planet of Galio eight years after the Rioran Empire conquered and assimilated it, the story follows a varied cast of characters navigating arena fights, surveillance systems, mysterious bombings, and everyday life in the Rioran Empire.

Each character interprets the world around them through lenses shaped by childhood trauma, propaganda, misinformation, prejudice, and species, class, and family expectations. With every faction claiming its own version of reality and propaganda weaponizing every contradiction, the people of Galio must confront their own ugly truths before the cycle of violence begins anew.

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