Esztergom was the mountain, the fortress city that clung to its rocky sides,
and the realm that fell within its shadow.

About The Book

Esztergom is a historical fantasy that draws from real medieval cultures, military structures, and mythology to immerse a story that examines how institutions collapse, rotting fron both the inside and their own weight. It is a story all too unfamiliar in human history and poignantly relvant today. In a world where even magic extracts a price, what is the cost of systems that falter as they transition from their past.

Inspired by Scythian nomads, Slavic paganism, and Indo-European mythologies, Esztergom is an exploration of a world in transition, of the surrundering of old ways for new, of institutions that have crumbled under their own weight, and the impact that can have on the divine, the powerful, and the ordinary.

Written by Stefan Mailloux a former soldier, archaeologist, journalist, and lifelong pursuer of what Theodore Roosevelt termed "the strenuous life". Hiking in West Africa, mapping trails in Amazonian Peru, sailing the LeeWard Islands on a tall ship. Adventure awaist us all, you only have to be willing to go and pursue it.

Professionally, Mailloux is a technologist with over twenty-five years of experience, including the last decade as a technical writer. He has authored multiple technical manuscripts on implementing Artificial Intelligence in large organizations, with particular focus on the roles of transformation officers and project managers. He also leads the communication and training efforts for large organizations as they transition to new software development methodologies.

His experiences and view on the world form the backbone of Esztergom<

This is his first novel.

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