THE GIANT OF AXIOMRA

In the year 1000 AD, the freezing mud of Viking-Age Norway is no place for a modern university student. It is a place to die. Bilal wakes up in the past with no sword, no army, and no idea how he got there. But he possesses two things the Norsemen have never seen: A towering, 105kg modern bodybuilder's physique, and a 21st-century mind. With his dark skin and massive frame, the superstitious raiders don't see a lost time-traveler. They see a myth. A Fire Giant. A Demon from the South. Bilal's only goal is to keep his head down and survive. But the Dark Ages are cruel. When he finds a starving seven-year-old orphan girl left to freeze in the snow, his modern morals shatter his plans for a quiet life. To keep her safe, a campfire isn't enough. He needs an Empire. Armed with the lost secrets of engineering, biology, and mathematics, Bilal begins to break the 11th century. He doesn't conquer with an axe; he conquers with infrastructure. He will cure their incurable diseases. He will forge steel they cannot break. He will build a utopian city of warm stone in a world of rotting wood. But bringing the light of the future into the darkest of ages attracts monsters. Fanatical Kings, greedy Jarls, and terrified empires will soon unite to burn his "magic" city to the ground. They expect to crush a peaceful scholar. They are about to meet the Giant of Axiomra.