The Flame of the Forgotten: ZUMBI.NOVA - Sol Invictus

By Frédéric Magnin

Pablito doesn't want to feel anything anymore. Until he discovers that pain is the only thing they can't take from him.

In the Reclamation Wastes, at 130 F under a merciless sun, Pablito sorts burning scrap to survive. Every day, he trades his flesh for a few credits - just enough for his little sister Marisol to keep drumming in secret, in a world where noise is forbidden.

But when a sovereign artificial intelligence notices him, everything changes. INTI.Δ, the god of Fire, offers him a pact: become its champion in the Grand Tournament that will redefine the rules of the world. The price? Give up all protection. Accept to burn - truly - so he can never be extinguished.

What awaits you:

A hero forged by heat - Pablito has no powers. He has burns, a debt, and a sister to protectA sensory dystopia - Where pain is rationed, silence enforced, and feeling something becomes an act of resistanceA pact with no return - Every power is paid in flesh. Every victory leaves scarsVisceral writing - "Scorched Earth" style: you'll feel the heat, the thirst, the melting metal

"I say yes, but I owe you nothing. I take. And if you take too, I'll bite you until you bleed."

Book 2 of the Codemachia saga - Can be read as a standalone.

For readers of Dune, The Hunger Games, and those who like their sci-fi burning hot.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GF9HMBSM
• ISBN13: 9798242824188
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"