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Tartarian King: The Sleeping Sovereign
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ISBN13: 9798244220377
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 16 2026
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jan 16 2026
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Tartarian King by Uanjuma Thompson is an urban fantasy novel set in a hidden, magical version of Birmingham. The story follows a giant of a man who discovers that the world is controlled by a suppressive force that can only be countered through ancient resonance and sound.
Plot Summary
The story begins with Temur Khan, a 6'8 road worker in Digbeth, who uncovers ancient Tartarian bricks beneath a modern road. This discovery awakens his latent magical abilities and draws the attention of Lord Sterling and the Lunar Guild, who maintain a Static over the city to keep its magic dormant.
Plot Summary
The story begins with Temur Khan, a 6'8 road worker in Digbeth, who uncovers ancient Tartarian bricks beneath a modern road. This discovery awakens his latent magical abilities and draws the attention of Lord Sterling and the Lunar Guild, who maintain a Static over the city to keep its magic dormant.
Temur is rescued from a robotic gargoyle by Ria, a resistance fighter who uses alchemical tools. Alongside his paranoid but loyal colleague Baz, Temur enters the Substrata-a vibrant, subterranean version of Birmingham where magic still flows.
The group seeks out Mrs. Gibbs, a powerful Node who stabilizes the magic of the Handsworth district through her cooking and song. To defeat Sterling, they must retrieve and activate the Black Record (the Symphony No. 0: The Awakening), a harmonic battery that can shatter the Guild's control. After a climactic battle involving the Library of Birmingham and the destruction of the harmonic grid, the Static is lifted, restoring magic and life to the city.
Main Characters
* Temur Khan: A Geo-Resonator who can communicate with and manipulate the earth and stone through low-frequency humming. He wields a rusted crowbar that is actually a powerful Scepter of Star-Metal.
* Ria (Victoria Vance): A resourceful rebel with a spiral tattoo who specializes in alchemical gadgets and sprays. She guides Temur through the hidden world of the Substrata.
* Baz: Temur's scruffy, conspiracy-theorist workmate who wears a copper-lined hat to protect his brain. Despite his fear, he remains a key ally throughout their journey.
* Mrs. Gibbs (Constance): The proprietor of The Soul & Bowl, she uses Harmonics and song to fight off the Guild's influence and provide Dumplings of Fortitude to the resistance.
* Lord Sterling: The CEO of Lunar Corp and the primary antagonist. He seeks to keep the world flat, silent, and grey by suppressing all magic and resonance.
Key Themes
* Sound vs. Silence: The central conflict is between the Song of the Architects (magic/life) and the Static or Silence imposed by the Guild to control the population.
* Hidden History: The book explores the idea of a superior Old World (Tartarian architecture) buried beneath the drab, modern concrete of the present.
* Creation through Destruction: Temur often struggles with the need to break the existing pavement or order to fix the underlying world.
The group seeks out Mrs. Gibbs, a powerful Node who stabilizes the magic of the Handsworth district through her cooking and song. To defeat Sterling, they must retrieve and activate the Black Record (the Symphony No. 0: The Awakening), a harmonic battery that can shatter the Guild's control. After a climactic battle involving the Library of Birmingham and the destruction of the harmonic grid, the Static is lifted, restoring magic and life to the city.
Main Characters
* Temur Khan: A Geo-Resonator who can communicate with and manipulate the earth and stone through low-frequency humming. He wields a rusted crowbar that is actually a powerful Scepter of Star-Metal.
* Ria (Victoria Vance): A resourceful rebel with a spiral tattoo who specializes in alchemical gadgets and sprays. She guides Temur through the hidden world of the Substrata.
* Baz: Temur's scruffy, conspiracy-theorist workmate who wears a copper-lined hat to protect his brain. Despite his fear, he remains a key ally throughout their journey.
* Mrs. Gibbs (Constance): The proprietor of The Soul & Bowl, she uses Harmonics and song to fight off the Guild's influence and provide Dumplings of Fortitude to the resistance.
* Lord Sterling: The CEO of Lunar Corp and the primary antagonist. He seeks to keep the world flat, silent, and grey by suppressing all magic and resonance.
Key Themes
* Sound vs. Silence: The central conflict is between the Song of the Architects (magic/life) and the Static or Silence imposed by the Guild to control the population.
* Hidden History: The book explores the idea of a superior Old World (Tartarian architecture) buried beneath the drab, modern concrete of the present.
* Creation through Destruction: Temur often struggles with the need to break the existing pavement or order to fix the underlying world.
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