Montarion Universe · Trilogy · 3 books
The Empire of Dead Stars
Expected release: 2027–2028. Individual volume dates to be announced.
Reserve with Montarion Reserve SignatureExpected release: 2027 – 2028
These are estimates only. The dates are not confirmed and may change.
Ending D of The Beginning of the End. An immediate alternative continuation of Humanity and Its Dark Legacy, Part II: The Price of the Universe. It does not replace endings A, B and C.
‘The man who saved the Universe is about to question the future he helped to build.’
After confronting conspiracies that threatened Humanity, discovering the legacy of the Montarion and challenging the limits of existence itself, José Monteiro faces the most important decision of his life: whether to accept or refuse the title of Emperor of the Universe.
As every civilisation awaits his answer, José surprises the Council of Nine. He refuses the throne and puts forward a name no one expected to hear: Alberto Costa, the man once branded the Traitor to Humanity.
José’s choice opens a new path. While Alberto tries to earn the trust of peoples who have not forgotten his past, the Universe seeks to establish an order capable of ending ancient wars. But governing countless worlds demands impossible decisions, and no peace comes without consequences.
As new crises threaten the newly formed alliances, José and Alberto begin to disagree over a fundamental question: how far may someone go to protect the lives they swore to save?
What begins as a disagreement between two men bound by a history of friendship, betrayal and sacrifice becomes a confrontation that could divide empires, families and entire civilisations.
Faced with the threat of a war without borders, the Universe must choose between the security promised by power and the freedom that can make peace so fragile.
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The Last Montarion: The Peace of the Condemned
Expected release: 2027–2028. Individual volume dates to be announced.
One refusal can change the destiny of existence. One choice can condemn it.
After the events of The Price of the Universe, José Monteiro is offered the chance to take the most powerful position ever offered to a living being. But before the Council of Nine, he makes a decision that surprises even his allies: he will not be the one to sit on the throne.
Instead, he names Alberto Costa, a man whose life has been marked by secrets and betrayals, as the person capable of leading the civilisations into a new era.
The proposal triggers a crisis of trust. Some peoples see the choice as a gesture of reconciliation; others consider it inconceivable to entrust the future of the Universe to someone with Alberto’s past. Amid tests of legitimacy, negotiations and threats of rebellion, a new order emerges whose balance depends on increasingly difficult decisions.
José believes he has done what is right. Alberto knows he cannot govern simply to please the man who placed his trust in him.
When a distant crisis puts innocent lives in danger, the difference between acting swiftly and preserving peace becomes perilous. And the first crack in an old friendship may herald a far greater tragedy.
The Blood of Emperors: The Universe in Flames
Expected release: 2027–2028. Individual volume dates to be announced.
When peace depends on obedience, freedom becomes the first battlefield.
The throne of the Universe is no longer merely a symbol of unity. It has become the centre of disputes that span planets, empires and ancient alliances.
Alberto Costa faces decisions no ruler can make without leaving wounds. Every agreement averts a war and fuels a revolt. Every intervention saves lives but threatens to destroy the fragile authority built between civilisations that have historically been enemies.
José Monteiro watches the growing instability with mounting concern. Convinced that the Universe is repeating the mistakes they both swore to prevent, he begins to advocate measures Alberto considers dangerous. What they once resolved side by side becomes a clash of principles.
As new attacks strike defenceless worlds, powerful figures seek to exploit the division. Armies mobilise, alliances break, and even members of the same family discover they no longer share the same idea of justice.
Between loyalty to a friend and duty to countless peoples, the boundary between protecting and dominating becomes increasingly difficult to recognise.
The Universe prepares for a war that could forever change the meaning of the word Emperor.
The Crown of Infinity: The Last Judgement
Expected release: 2027–2028. Individual volume dates to be announced.
When the stars cease to light the empires, the destiny of every world approaches its judgement.
War has crossed every known border. Civilisations that fought for survival for millennia now find themselves caught in a conflict that threatens to redefine the very laws of universal power.
José Monteiro and Alberto Costa know each other better than any other adversaries could. They share memories, losses, secrets and the conviction that the Universe must be protected. But what once united them has become the source of a division that seems almost impossible to overcome.
As ancient powers prepare for the decisive confrontation, the Council of Nine is forced to face a question that has remained unanswered for far too long: who truly has the right to govern the destiny of every civilisation?
What remains of the alliances will be put to the test. Families must choose between loyalty and conscience. And the past of the Montarion may prove as decisive as the armies crossing the stars.
On the horizon of a battle capable of changing the history of existence, two men face the question no throne can escape: what remains of a saviour when saving the Universe requires everyone to submit to his will?