The Stillness Above War
A Myth of Strategy, Sacrifice, and the Cost of VictoryBy Orion Vale
Length51m
About this audiobook
War can be mastered—but at what cost?
In The Stillness Above War, Athena watches from her temple as two armies move with perfect strategy toward inevitable loss. When a single commander dares to question the logic of victory itself, the battlefield begins to fracture—not through force, but through truth. As certainty collapses and choice replaces instinct, both gods and mortals must confront a deeper question: what is truly won when war is fought well?
A powerful myth of wisdom, defiance, and the courage to break the patterns that bind us.
Audiobook details
GenreFantasy, General Fiction
Length51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
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