The Last Elephant

The Last Elephant

Jonathan Kessler

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Editorial:
Deep Current Publishing
Año de edición:
2026
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9798235683785
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The enemy was Rome. The real battle was the Alps. The Last Elephant is a harrowing and lyrical historical novel told through the eyes of Dios, a Greek military engineer swept into one of the most audacious campaigns in ancient history. When a Carthaginian army attempts the impossible by crossing the Alps with thousands of men, mules, and elephants, Dios finds himself pushed to the edge of endurance, sanity, and belief.As frostbite sets in, men mutiny, and the mountain itself turns hostile, Dios must navigate not only collapsing trails and failing maps, but also the dark interior terrain of trauma, superstition, and leadership under pressure. Each step forward comes at a staggering cost.Spare, immersive, and brutal in its beauty, The Last Elephant captures the vast indifference of nature and the fragile defiance of the human spirit.

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