On Whose Silence

By Rui Batista

History keeps a record. It does not always take account.

In the middle of a fractured country, a group of men is brought together by obligation, fear, and something harder to name. They come from fields, villages, and forest edges. Some carry weapons. Others dig ditches. Most do not know what they are about to become part of. What they share is ground, breath, and the pressure of something unfolding far beyond them.

Set before, during, and after the Battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, the story moves through stillness, noise, injury, and aftermath. It follows the shape of endurance, not glory. Through shifting terrain and the quiet violence of being made to wait, the story holds to what can be felt even when it cannot be spoken.

The first volume in the Years of Consequence series, On Whose Silence gives shape to lives often left behind. It asks how a country gets made, and at what cost. It stays close to the ground, where the record is thin but the impact is lasting.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GLGBW2SM
• ISBN13: 9798246822883
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"