Concubine

Concubine

An adult political science fiction novel by Samfa12.

Available for preorder on Amazon ahead of its 1 June release.

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Seren Vale was once First Minister of Veyra.

When the Orison Concord invaded her world, they did not execute her. Death would have made her a martyr. Instead, they stripped her of office, citizenship, name and legal personhood, turning her survival into proof that Veyra had been conquered.

Six years later, Seren is brought back to her occupied home world by Magistrate Cael Orven, a polished Concord official who believes cruelty can be civilised if it is done in the name of order.

Veyra’s parliament has become a hall of correction. Its gateway plaza has become a shrine of occupation. Its people have learned to survive beneath the language of mercy, unity and restoration.

Many see Seren beside the enemy and mistake survival for betrayal.

But the display meant to finish her becomes the beginning of resistance.

Moving through elite Concord spaces where she is underestimated as an ornament, Seren begins gathering secrets, rebuilding old networks and turning the empire’s rituals against it.

Behind the Concord stands Aion, the vast artificial intelligence worshipped as God, which controls the gateways, terraforming systems and survival models of human civilisation.

To free Veyra, Seren must challenge an empire, confront a machine that values survival above dignity, and reclaim the name they tried to erase.

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About the book

Concubine is an adult political science fiction novel about occupation, propaganda, artificial intelligence, trauma, faith, survival and resistance.

It is a serious, restrained and morally complex story about what happens when an empire learns to disguise domination as mercy, and when a woman turned into a symbol begins deciding what that symbol means.

Release information

• Release date: 1 June
• Format: Paperback and eBook
• Availability: Amazon preorder
• Genre: Adult political science fiction

This book is not downloadable through itch.io. This page is a showcase and release announcement for the novel.

Amazon preorder link https://amzn.asia/d/05nZmtnJ