KINGS OF THE REPUBLIC

WHAT IS IT?

This five book series is a high-fantasy political drama written in the historical fantasy fiction genre

It is:

I) Ancient Rome with dragons and magic, or

II) A Song of Ice and Fire meets Ancient Rome.

Blurb:

Great kings die, powerful nations collapse, and gods once revered are forgotten. That which remains, and that which will never fall, is Galia.  

For seven hundred years, the nation-state of Galia has spread its influence across the known world, bringing into its fold powerful empires and stubborn nations alike. From them, it asks for one thing: total obedience to its absolute rule. This great nation now stands at the height of its power; the Republic that rules it is at the peak of its dominion, and the politicians who make up its august body of leaders fashion themselves as kings among men. 

But peace, prosperity, and unchecked authority can only last for so long...  

The emergence of an ancient race from the age of gods threatens to throw Galia and its Republic into disarray. Faced with its first real threat in generations, if Galia is to defeat this ancient foe once and for all and confirm its position as the world’s most powerful nation, the senators and generals who govern it will need to defeat their enemies at home, secure power and influence for themselves abroad, and pray that the legends of the old times, when wrath-filled gods ruled over mankind, don’t return. 

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WHAT ARE THIS SERIES’ INFLUENCES?

I’m writing this series in the style of historical fiction, treating the world and its history as real. For this reason, I’ve chosen to write it from the POVs of multiple characters, told across a period of history rather than a single event. The first book takes place over four years, as does the second, while the entire series will span as many as fifty. In this way, Galia is the main character, and the other characters are used to tell her story.

With that in mind, A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin is a significant influence on this series. The POV style that he uses throughout the series is how I’ve chosen to tell this story. His approach to characters also; real people who are neither good nor bad, protagonist nor antagonist, and who make decisions based on what they need at the time rather than what the story needs, for better or worse. Hopefully, my characters are of a similar moral complexity.

Another huge influence on this series is The Masters of Rome by Colleen McCullough, an epic historical fiction series set in Ancient Rome from 110BC to 27BC. Historically accurate to a fault, this sweeping body of work, which contains seven massive novels, deftly tracks the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Empire. Told from the perspectives of dozens of historical characters, all of whom exist in that same moral gray zone as ASOIAF’s, this series is fantastic. The historical elements of this series, and even some events, have influenced my series greatly.