The Chosen Field: Power, Intrigue, and Hidden War in Renaissance Italy (The Lords of Valbassa Vol. 2) by AL. PHA.

 

The Chosen Field: 
Power, Intrigue, and Hidden War in Renaissance Italy 

(The Lords of Valbassa Vol. 2) 
By AL. PHA.

Publication Date: 17 April 2026
Publisher:  Independently Published
Print Length: 186 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction

Romagna, 1439.

War has come to Valbassa.

The fragile balance that once held the valley together has shattered. Alliances have turned to suspicion, loyalties have been tested, and the shadow of a greater design now moves openly across the land.

As rival forces gather and the threat of invasion becomes inevitable, Valbassa must prepare for a battle it cannot afford to lose.

At the heart of the conflict stand three men bound by fate and divided by duty:

a young soldier forced to prove himself in the crucible of war,

a lord struggling to protect his people while holding together a fragile order,

and a man of faith who begins to see that the war before him is only part of a far greater design.

But this will not be a war of glory.

On the chosen field, victory will demand more than strength.

It will demand sacrifice—of certainty, of loyalty, and of everything they once believed unbreakable.

Because when the battle is over, the valley may still stand…

but nothing within it will be the same.

And the price of honor will be written in blood.

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AL. PHA.

AL. PHA. writes stories of power, strategy, and the unseen forces that shape history.

He explores worlds where power is never seized by force alone, but shaped through influence, alliances, and long-term design.

His stories are set in worlds where control is rarely seized by force alone, but constructed through influence, alliances, and long-term design. Whether set in the fractured valleys of Renaissance Italy or in distant imagined futures, his stories follow those who move unseen yet shape the course of events.

He is the author of two narrative lines:

*The Valbassa Chronicles*, a historical saga set in fifteenth-century Romagna, centered on political intrigue, shifting alliances, and the rise of power from within;

and *A Distant World Saga*, a science fiction series exploring control, empire, and hidden structures of influence across distant systems.

Across both series, his work blends atmosphere, tension, and psychological depth, appealing to readers who are drawn to strategy, moral ambiguity, and layered storytelling.

*The Conspirator* marks the beginning of his international publication journey.

His stories are not about those who rule.

They are about those who decide who will.