The Plains of Pluto

Imperium Volume 2, Book 2

By: Travis Starnes

Narrated by: Kevin Kemp

A new phase begins.

Trench warfare has come to the ancient world, and the results are brutal and deadly. As men are thrown into the meat grinder of the trenches and the war expands to Greece, Ky and Lucilla work to find new ways to regain the upper hand against the invaders. Ky attempts to bring a new weapon to the battlefield to help defeat the massive eastern hordes while Lucilla struggles to keep the western alliance together and strong. Their advantages may be short-lived, however, after the discovery of shipments of their most advanced weapons in the hands of supposed allies but headed toward their eastern enemies.

As alliances shift and allies reveal their true colors, can Britannia adapt to a new age of warfare, or will internal struggles and external enemies bring the empire to its knees?

©2025 Travis Starnes (P)2025 Podium Audio

Another GREAT installment!

This series is fantastic! Alternate history - time travel with military, political, science & technology advances, and interesting characters & plot is a challenging micro genre. It can easily skew too heavily into the minute, fail to create engaging characters, resolve issues too easily in a way that makes suspending disbelief impossible, or succumb to myriad other shortcomings. This series has reached a terrific equilibrium. The balance of action, technological innovation detail, character development, military & intelligence progress, and plot advancement, is outstanding. Can’t wait for the next one book!