Saturnalia: English Version

A Roman soldier is found dead, his body consumed by fire on the remote Cimini hills. What appears to be a tragic accident hides a calculated assassination—one that sets off a ruthless political scheme to seize power, wealth and legacy. As the noble house of the Adepphius collapses, vultures gather.But Rome is approaching the Saturnalia, the sacred days when the world turns upside down: slaves become masters, the powerful are mocked, and divine chaos reigns. Nothing can be judged, punished, or undone—not even treason.Until someone dares to break the rules.Tullius Murena, hungry for domination, violates the very heart of pietas—Rome’s sacred devotion to gods, ancestors and rites. He stains the Saturnalia with blood, seeking vengeance when the gods demand silence. But he forgets one truth: those who desecrate the divine will answer to forces far older than law.From the shadows, a forgotten deity stirs. Laverna—goddess of thieves, outcasts and the dead—offers her blessing to a broken man. A slave beaten and left for dead will rise in another’s name. With a golden mask and a face of ash, he will walk the line between man and ghost, servant and god, to reclaim what was stolen.Saturnalia is a dark historical novel steeped in Roman ritual, myth and revenge. A journey into the underbelly of the Republic, where justice is not given—it is taken.For readers who love epic tales like Gladiator, Rome, or Spartacus—where history meets blood, betrayal, and the wrath of forgotten gods. Read more