Length7h 6m
About this audiobook
In the shadows of ancient Rome, a forbidden language is spoken. Nundina Ardenta is only ten years old when her father begins teaching her the secrets of Névhasharí—a hidden magical tongue capable of bending memory, blood, and reality itself. But Rome fears what it cannot control. Hunted as heretics and sorcerers, Nundina’s family is torn apart by the empire’s cruelty, forcing her into a life of slavery, survival, and silence. As years pass beneath the brutal weight of Rome, Nundina hides among the forgotten—studying her father’s forbidden grimoire in secret while mastering powers the empire believed buried forever. What begins as a young girl’s struggle to survive slowly transforms into something far more dangerous: the rise of a force shaped by grief, patience, and vengeance. Before she became legend... Before the galaxy feared her name... Before the Crimson Empire... She was simply a girl Rome failed to kill. Blood is memory. Magic is truth. Vengeance is eternal.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (1)
GenreFantasy, Historical Fiction
Length7 hrs 6 mins
Narrated byRecorded Track
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 19, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Ashes of Blood Title Page
26Something Worth Keeping
2Copyright Page
27CHAPTER 12
3Dedication Page
28What We Claim
4Preface
29CHAPTER 13
5Chapter 1
30Fools Together
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6The Language of Command
31CHAPTER 14
7CHAPTER 2
32The Silent Punishment
8The Weight of Running
33CHAPTER 15
9CHAPTER 3
34Rome's Grandest Arena
10The Breaking
35CHAPTER 16
11CHAPTER 4
36The Lesson
12What Remains
37CHAPTER 17
13CHAPTER 5
38The Beast
14The Art of Disappearing
39CHAPTER 18
15CHAPTER 6
40The Unkillable
16Calcification
41CHAPTER 19
17CHAPTER 7
42The Spark
18I Am Nundina Ardenta
43CHAPTER 20
19CHAPTER 8
44Emperor Flammula
20Blood and Sand
45CHAPTER 21
21CHAPTER 9
46Breaking of Chains
22The Taste of Victory
47CHAPTER 22
23CHAPTER 10
48The Fire Spreads
24Legend Grows
49CHAPTER 23
25CHAPTER 11
50Blood and Symbols
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