BETRAYAL IN THE MARSH: ADVENTURES OF HORATIO--A JADE-SKINNED WARRIOR HERO

Horatio is an exile turned minister, a frog-man who clawed his way from nothing to serve a kingdom that gave him purpose. Now he has been handed an impossible task: build a navy from scratch. And a letter from the homeland he fled has just made it personal. With danger lurking at every turn, the mission south becomes something far more than a diplomatic voyage. Pirates, black-sailed assassins, and the ghosts of a shattered family all converge at once. The further he travels, the harder it becomes to outrun the question that has haunted him for a decade: what was left behind and what was lost forever. Readers who love the swashbuckling grit of Joe Abercrombie, the creature-rich worlds of Brandon Sanderson, or the irreverent heart of Terry Pratchett will feel right at home. This is classic sword and sorcery with genuine scars, a story as much about who you are as what you survive. The ocean does not forgive hesitation. Some debts can only be paid in blood.