Histria Books is pleased to announce the release of Champion of the Republic by Jay Robison. This novel is published by Histria SciFi & Fantasy, an imprint of Histria Books encompassing outstanding, innovative works in the genres of science fiction and fantasy.
Champion of the Republic starts with a multiversal reactor failure that strands a modern medical officer and his nephew in the middle of the Roman civil war. But rather than leaning on typical battlefield heroics, the novel does something much smarter. It zeros in on the practical, messy reality of dropping future science into the ancient world.
The focus here is on the logistics of survival and the ethical nightmare of treating historical titans as ordinary patients. We watch a modern doctor navigate the treacherous politics of the Ptolemaic court and negotiate medical licensing with Julius Caesar. The approach is sharp and wonderfully pragmatic. These legendary figures read not as marble statues, but as shrewd, flawed politicians reacting to an impossible disruption.
Readers want speculative fiction that treats history as a lived ecosystem instead of a stage set. This book delivers a brilliant political thriller that asks exactly how much you can change the past before it breaks you.
Jay T. Robinson lives in Northeastern Ohio with his wife, Jamie. When he’s not writing, he enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren, as well visiting historical places both close to home and farther away.
