Rise: Birth of a Revolution by Mark Moore

Damien Flynn, once a conscientious politician, is now facing execution for supporting the cause of an oppressed people, the Ricchans. Betrayed by his peers, Damien now understands that while bleeding hearts don’t make for good politics, he values his convictions more than ever. And those convictions have clashed against those held by the only world he’s ever known, leaving Damien forced to make a choice between his past and his future—a decision he figures he’ll never have to make. After all, the future is a luxury that dead men rarely enjoy.

But when Victoria Montgomery, the reluctant leader of an army consisting of little more than ragtag criminals and vagrants, realizes that she needs a catalyst to bring about the full-scale rebellion her people need to flourish, Damien’s fortunes change.

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Category: Fantasy – Historical

In times of revolution, the cost of war is paid by both the tyrant and the terrorized, those fighting for freedom and those whose ambitions exceed their morals. When Damien Flynn is forced to reckon with cruelty committed in the name of justice, he sees the lines blurring even further between the two factions.

What began as a revolt pitting oppressed Ricchans against despotic Braitons has evolved into a voracious storm that threatens peace the globally Aspiring conquerors, greedy opportunists, and desperate souls all rush in to profit from the chaos of war, creating more problems for Damien and the Ricchans than they ever bargained for.

Damien isn’t the only one who’s struggling with the cost of war; Victoria Montgomery, the de facto leader of the Ricchan revolt, confronts the consequences of her actions and finds that they’ve cost her not only the love of her life but also her wil