The maps for the trilogy Empire of the Shattered Heavens are here. A look at the world of Valonia—the empire and the city that shares its name, its scattered provinces, and the ruined first capital at the center of it all.
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Their most important duty was keeping the sacred fire in the temple of Vesta burning. If it went out, Rome was in trouble. I was reading about these women in the middle of building an imaginary empire when it occurred to me: I could see it. If I were Roman, if those were my options, I might have signed on.
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