The Tiger's Battle
(2027)(The ninth book in the Stiger Chronicles series)
A novel by Marc Alan Edelheit
A shattered wall. A frozen lake. An enemy host that outnumbers his army.
Emperor Ben Stiger has one chance to save the empire.
The war for the north has reached its breaking point. King Ikao and his Castol army are marching south in overwhelming strength, backed by dark priests, deadly magic, slave soldiers, wyrms, and the growing threat of the Cyphan Confederacy. Against them stands Ben Stiger, once a legionary officer, now emperor and Champion of the High Father.
His army is exhausted.
His generals are battered.
His enemies are closing from every side.
To survive, Stiger must do what he has always done best: turn discipline, courage, and cold calculation into victory. Every wall, trench, cohort, cavalry charge, and dragon in the sky must serve a single purpose—bleed the enemy, break their will, and hold the line before the empire falls into darkness.
But the servants of Valoor are no ordinary foe. Their corruption is spreading. Their power is growing. And beyond the battlefield waits an even greater war, one that may decide the fate of Istros itself.
Stiger has faced impossible odds before. This time, he must command not just as a soldier, but as an emperor. And if the Castol, the Cyphan, and Valoor’s dark servants want his empire, they will have to march through him first.
The Tiger’s Battle is the ninth book in The Stiger Chronicles, a bestselling epic military fantasy series featuring Roman-inspired legions, brutal battlefield tactics, dragons and wyrms, ancient gods, dark magic, elves, dwarves, orcs, desperate courage, and one commander determined to win no matter the cost.
Perfect for fans of gritty military fantasy, Roman legion fantasy, epic fantasy warfare, sword and sorcery, dragon battles, ancient gods, heroic last stands, and hard-fought victories against overwhelming odds.
For readers who enjoy the military grit of Bernard Cornwell, the Roman-inspired adventure of Simon Scarrow, the epic fantasy battles of David Gemmell, and the dragon-filled scope of Christopher Paolini.
Genre: Fantasy
Emperor Ben Stiger has one chance to save the empire.
The war for the north has reached its breaking point. King Ikao and his Castol army are marching south in overwhelming strength, backed by dark priests, deadly magic, slave soldiers, wyrms, and the growing threat of the Cyphan Confederacy. Against them stands Ben Stiger, once a legionary officer, now emperor and Champion of the High Father.
His army is exhausted.
His generals are battered.
His enemies are closing from every side.
To survive, Stiger must do what he has always done best: turn discipline, courage, and cold calculation into victory. Every wall, trench, cohort, cavalry charge, and dragon in the sky must serve a single purpose—bleed the enemy, break their will, and hold the line before the empire falls into darkness.
But the servants of Valoor are no ordinary foe. Their corruption is spreading. Their power is growing. And beyond the battlefield waits an even greater war, one that may decide the fate of Istros itself.
Stiger has faced impossible odds before. This time, he must command not just as a soldier, but as an emperor. And if the Castol, the Cyphan, and Valoor’s dark servants want his empire, they will have to march through him first.
The Tiger’s Battle is the ninth book in The Stiger Chronicles, a bestselling epic military fantasy series featuring Roman-inspired legions, brutal battlefield tactics, dragons and wyrms, ancient gods, dark magic, elves, dwarves, orcs, desperate courage, and one commander determined to win no matter the cost.
Perfect for fans of gritty military fantasy, Roman legion fantasy, epic fantasy warfare, sword and sorcery, dragon battles, ancient gods, heroic last stands, and hard-fought victories against overwhelming odds.
For readers who enjoy the military grit of Bernard Cornwell, the Roman-inspired adventure of Simon Scarrow, the epic fantasy battles of David Gemmell, and the dragon-filled scope of Christopher Paolini.
Genre: Fantasy