Game of Thrones: King of River

In the war-torn Riverlands, a young noble with no army, no reputation, and a name that inspires only mockery is given an impossible task: stop a horde of highland wildlings from overrunning the region with nothing but three hundred farmers. Solomon of House Stinkfort was never meant to matter. Sixteen years old, commanding a force of conscripted smallfolk, and dismissed by every true lord as a coward and a joke, he is sent to die quietly while the great houses play their games. But Solomon does not fight like other men. While lords hide behind stone walls and pray for salvation, he studies the land, the rivers, and the enemy. He does not seek glory in open battle. Instead, he turns the very earth against his foes—burning villages, poisoning wells, and luring thousands of battle-hardened wildlings into a trap that ends with a roaring flood that drowns half their number in a single night. As his legend grows from desperate gambles and ruthless ingenuity, Solomon discovers that power in Westeros does not come from honorable charges or noble blood. It comes from being willing to do what others will not—and from making sure the right people believe you are capable of anything. But in the shadows, greater powers are watching. Some see a useful tool. Others see a threat that must be eliminated before a farmer’s son can become something far more dangerous: a man who wins. In a world where honor is a luxury and survival demands cruelty, one young commander will learn that the path to power is paved with drowned men, burned villages, and broken oaths. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Game of Thrones: King of River — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠