They called it peace because silence was easier to rule.
For thirty years, the island of Los Mirmor has been a prison disguised as a nation. Under the iron gaze of "The Father," history has been erased, the British mines have become labor camps, and the people have learned that survival requires only one thing: obedience.
Carl is a blacksmith who knows his place. He forges the chains that bind his neighbors, keeping his head down to protect the few people he loves. But in a world ruled by a tyrant, safety is a lie. When the regime's cruelty finally touches his own home, Carl realizes that keeping quiet won't save him—it will only make him an accomplice.
Thrust into a ragged resistance that is outmanned, outgunned, and led by ghosts of the past, Carl must transform from a worker into a weapon. But as he digs deeper into the island's history, he uncovers a truth far more terrifying than the dictator on the throne.
The war didn't end when the Empire left. It just changed shape. And the enemy might be closer than he ever dared to imagine.
The first volume in the Shadows Unchained saga—a gritty, psychological military thriller about the cost of freedom and the brutality of truth.