VIA MALORUM II by G. G. MacLeod plunges readers deeper into a world where betrayal is survival—and even a child can learn to master fate.

 

VIA MALORUM II by G. G. MacLeod plunges readers deeper into a world where betrayal is survival—and even a child can learn to master fate.

✓ Set in ancient Rome, 19 CE, amid winter’s frozen shadows
✓ A chilling prequel exploring the origins of Agrippina’s ruthless ambition
✓ A child prodigy navigating power, deception, and survival
✓ Political intrigue, betrayal, and poisoned alliances at every turn
✓ Features historical figures including Sejanus and Messalina

✓ Explores the psychological genesis of a psychopath
✓ A dark, visceral blend of historical fiction and thriller

Check out the blurb:

VIA MALORUM II: INITIUM ENIM EST FINIS

In the frozen shadows of Rome’s Appian Way, December 25th, 19 CE, a four-year-old prodigy walks among the mourners, her heart untouched by grief. Julia Agrippina, born with a mind sharper than any gladius and a soul devoid of fear, sees her father’s funeral not as an end, but a beginning. In a world of snarling mobs and scheming kin, she learns the first lessons of power: to deceive, to kill, to outmaneuver.

Guided by the cunning Sejanus and shadowed by the wild-eyed Messalina, Agrippinilla navigates a labyrinth of betrayal where every ally hides a dagger. As winter’s chill cloaks The Eternal City, whispers of poison and treachery swirl around her family’s throne. The Prophet’s warnings echo faintly, but for a child who embraces, fate is merely a game to be won.

Via Malorum II plunges deeper into Rome’s heart of vice, where ambition is a blade that cuts both ways. A chilling prequel to the visceral saga, this tale of a psychopath’s genesis blends Stoic wisdom with blood-soaked intrigue. In the war of all against all, who will rise when the snow falls red?

VIA MALORUM II by G. G. MacLeod is available now in ebook and paperback. Step into the shadowed streets of ancient Rome and discover a story where power bleeds red—pick up your copy HERE.

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