A relic that rewards hunger. A court that counts men like coin.
In Ghazni, a young commander rises under the weight of war and a court that turns loyalty into arithmetic. Victories come fast—and so do compromises. Men learn to speak in oaths while thinking in ledgers.
Then a relic enters the an ancient sword whose presence feels less like power and more like permission—permission to take, to justify, to call appetite destiny.
Against that hunger stands something softer—almost invisible. A widow’s endurance. A scholar’s watchful silence. And the dangerous idea that restraint can be stronger than steel.
Sword of Greed is epic historical fiction with court intrigue, battlefield consequence, and a moral duel at its when greed shouts—what happens when charity refuses to speak?