The Rutik army is marching, a host more vast than any ever before seen in Asfáleia, and the great city of Tarsus stands alone and already weakened. In the whirling chaos of a city under siege, two cultures collide: one fights for supremacy, the other for survival. A rich telling of siege warfare. friendships, discrimination and morality. Porter has woven a vibrant world, strong in its own mythology - Sally Altass, Reedsy Discovery A highly recommended read…Compelling characters, fantastic description – Nathan Jones, author of SK1NN3R and Travelling Without Moving Conqueror’s City is the exciting first chapter in the epic fantasy series Histories of Asfáleia. Freshly graduated from the College of War, Mira finds herself leading a scout troop deep in the leafy glades of the ancient Drevenwood. Her commanders are dead, her followers don’t trust her, and her enemies are all around. She has the makings of a fine officer, and a formidable warrior – all she has to do is survive the next few hours. Arion is the crown prince of Tarsus. Loved, protected and not a little spoiled, he awaits the arrival of the Rutik horde with bated breath, visions of glorious battle swirling in his mind. His father, Achaeus, King of Tarsus, and twenty-sixth of his line, has far fewer illusions about what is to come, and battles against depression and despair so intense as to almost seem unnatural. Corraidhín is a slim, soft-spoken, wanderer from the faraway Illyan Isles, in service to the mysterious and powerful Oracle. Radomir is a massive, musclebound warrior from the frozen north, roaming Tarsean Narrows as a King’s Ranger since his distant youth. They couldn’t be more different in personality or appearance but either would willingly give his life for the other. Together they battle enemies, both seen and unseen, in Tarsus and beyond. Highly placed in the sinister League for the Restoration of Rutik Glory, Ohtrad is a politician, a spymaster, and a master puppeteer. Backed by the unfathomable supernatural abilities of the shadowy Avatars, he manipulates people and events to serve his own ends. Representing the League, he supposedly serves the Rutik Kingdom, but even he has his strings and they are pulled by another, yet more sinister power.