Beyond The Crown: Imagining Royalty of future Earth. Meet warrior and leader Prince Teodor

Teodor, Prince. Born of Empire by S A Melia

Monarchy. Power. Bloodline. In this day and age, what do they even mean? In the world of Known Space, where humanity shares the galaxy with a thousand alien races, such questions echo with a newfound resonance.

What fascinated me about Sally Ann Melia's Born of Empire wasn't just its cyberpunk edge or space opera scope. It was Prince Teodor, the character at the heart of it all.

Royalty Reimagined on Future Earth

But this isn't just any prince. Whispers claim he's a direct descendant of the Kings and Queens of England, tracing a line back to even the most colorful figures of the past such as King Charles II and Prince William. But those ties to history now echo across the stars, and they just make it even more the duty to ensure the bloodlines for everyone.

Distant descendent of King Charles III

And what does this new setting mean to royalty? How does being born under a Dodecahedron Dome change a royal? He is the man who will find you and bring you home to your soul, as so many others do in Melia's other worlds.

From the halls of Buckingham Palace to the glittering courts of Freyne, Prince Teodor and the characters from his world are more than simply set pieces for space adventures. They are both alien yet oddly understandable at times to everyone with the same heartstrings across different cultures and backgrounds:

• The Strain of Expectation: Teodor grapples with an inheritance that is both glorious and suffocating.

• The Meaning of Duty: Born to rule, his story forces us to consider what those responsibilities might truly entail. Is it power? Service? Or something else entirely?

• Finding Purpose: The novel teases a deeper significance in the boy’s journey, one that hints at a profound personal transformation.

  
  

Like all the great science fiction writers, Melia uses the future to hold a mirror to the now. In Prince Teodor, we see the burdens of tradition weighed against the need for change. We see the push and pull between individual ambition and the call of duty. And in his struggles, we glimpse at what could make us better rulers – and better subjects.

So, delve into the world of Born of Empire and meet Prince Teodor. Ponder the choices this remarkable young man will face. You just keep looking for them: here, now.

Perhaps, in his struggles, we'll find a few answers for our own place in the galaxy.

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www.sallyannmelia.com for a lot more about the author

S.A. Melia, author of Born of Empire, a new science fiction novel"

Born of Empire

Secrets are built into the foundations of the Dome. Loyalty comes at a price. But rebellion has a price of its own. Unravel the mysteries of power and sacrifice in #BornOfEmpire. Meet Teodor, Royalty Reimagined on future Earth Available from Amazon as Kindle ebook, and all good bookshops as a paperb