Overview
VICTORY ISN'T WON. IT'S MANUFACTURED. This isn't a school. It's a prison, a training ground, a factory. Children are broken down and rebuilt as weapons. They're trained to read faces, twist truth, steer crowds, control, and rule. They're taught to burn nations on command. When rebellion erupts it isn't freedom breaking the gates. It's a test, a trap, and every move drags Fennick closer to a truth he can't outrun. The game began long before he arrived, and there's no winning without blood. KING, Prophet, Empire is the opening strike in a razor edged dystopian trilogy, a brutal descent into power, control, and the quiet machinery of manipulation.
Full Product Details
Author: C Aaron Lewis
Publisher: Black Iron Books
Imprint: Black Iron Books
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.404kg
ISBN: 9781919235806
ISBN 10: 1919235809
Pages: 410
Publication Date: 31 October 2025
Recommended Age: From 13 to 18 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""A chilling, razor-sharp debut. Dystopian fiction at its finest. The prose is tight and unsettling, and the world disturbingly familiar."" Goodreads reviewer ""Atmospheric, relentless, and thought-provoking. A powerful new voice in dystopian fiction."" Goodreads reviewer ""KING is a tense, razor-edged dystopian descent into how power is shaped, weaponised, and worshipped. Less a warning than a mirror."" Goodreads reviewer ""Maze Runner meets 1984."" Waterstones reviewer ""A fast-moving dystopian thriller with short chapters and relentless pacing. Clever, layered, and hard to put down."" Waterstones reviewer ""Fast-paced, dark, chilling, and thought-provoking. A real page-turner, especially towards the end."" Amazon reviewer ""Closer than we think. A dystopian novel that feels uncomfortably real."" Amazon reviewer ""An excellent read. The pacing hooks you early and leaves you wanting more. Well worth stepping outside your comfort zone."" Goodreads reviewer ""Powerful, stimulating reading. I couldn't wait to see what came next."" Amazon reviewer Reader Response Five-star reader reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Strong appeal to teen and crossover YA readers who enjoy fast-paced, high-concept dystopian fiction.
Author Information
C. Aaron Lewis writes from the Wiltshire countryside, where mist settles on ruined barrows and old gods sleep beneath the hills. A former educator, his work turns to questions of power, obedience, and the systems built to contain us. With a background in language and education, he writes with an eye on how voices are formed, silenced, and reshaped. Now he directs that lens toward the larger structures that govern us: school, family, belief, control, and asks what it costs to break them. When he isn't writing, he walks the ancient chalk paths and quiet woods near his home, reminders that stories, like people, are shaped by what they endure.
