Cesar the Bravo

by Ken Lizzi

Cesar, a sometimes-condottiero and a bravo by trade, has earned a reputation as one of the best swords for hire in the city of Plenum. If you need a foe humiliated before a cheering crowd, he's your man!

There's good money to be made—at least enough to pay for fine clothes and cheap wine—but Plenum is a dangerous city filled with corrupt nobles vying for power, crooked merchants and conmen looking for marks, and every manner of hired muscle looking to cozy up or make a name for themselves... not to mention the occasional rampaging demon loose in the streets!

At the heart of power in Plenum is the an exclusive aristocratic body of mages who hold a monopoly on magic. Cesar finds himself inexorable drawn into the city's power struggles, as one of the most pre-eminent members of that esteemed collective finds he has a use for the bravo!

308 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 12, 2025

About the author

Ken Lizzi is an attorney and the author of an assortment of published short stories. His novels include "Reunion", "Under Strange Suns", "Thick As Thieves", the "Semi-Autos and Sorcery" series, and the "Falchion's Company" series. When not traveling - and he'd rather be traveling - he lives in Texas with his lovely wife Isa and energetic daughter V.V. He enjoys reading, homebrewing, exercise, and visiting new places. He loathes writing about himself in the third person.