About the book

Hostages: A Gathering of Pawns

When peace is only a mask, every ally is a risk—and every truth is a weapon.

In the Sovereignty of Atlar, “respectful co-existence” is the rule that keeps civilization from sliding back into chaos. But Atlar is no gentle paradise—its skies rage with scalding rains and violent storms, and its streets glow with neon grandeur, music, and vice.

Then a single night brings a scene too monstrous to ignore—one that reeks of forbidden force and impossible intent. As investigators follow the trail, what first looks like a contained atrocity begins to reveal a larger design: factions jockeying for control, ideologies twisting fear into obedience, and unseen hands gathering pawns for a game that could break the realms.