First and Only
A loyal commissar leads a destroyed-world regiment through brutal crusade battles, factional intrigue, and betrayal.
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Plot structure labels used: episodic campaigns, battle-return cycle, repeated deployments, time jumps, return-home reversals, slow-burn reveal, framed by military tours
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Twilight Company
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The Radiant King
Immortal siblings bound by a no-thrones vow fracture when one seizes power, forcing war, faith, and Radiance into collision.
Shardik
A hunter’s belief in a giant bear-god pulls an empire into war, power, and ruin.
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Escape from Incel Island
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Cat Country: A Satirical Novel of China in the 1930's
A stranded Chinese traveler reaches a Mars ruled by cat people and uncovers a bleak allegory of societal collapse.
Demon in White
A legendary knight in a galaxy-spanning war is driven by politics, prophecy, and a quest for buried cosmic truth.