The Rise of Taxing: Before You Rise, You Fall

By Troy Darian Tapley

Before he became a name rumored on every corner, Taxing was just another young man trying to survive the Heights. Known for giving away his last dime, he earned respect-and danger-on streets where trust is rarer than cash.

In Book 1 - Rise of Taxing, we meet Taxing at the tipping point:

Rivals Dre and Rico test his patience.Allies' loyalty folds under pressure.Every small decision becomes a move in a game only he can see.

What starts as survival turns into strategy as Taxing learns to reclaim what was taken from him-legitimately, strategically, and without a single wasted move. But in the shadows, larger forces are already watching, waiting for him to rise... or fall.

This gripping first installment launches an urban-fiction saga of loyalty, power, and code-where the quietest player on the block may be the most dangerous of all.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FTG6NZMH
• ISBN13: 9798267094047
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"