Homeland

by Peter Darman Book 9 in the Alpine Warrior series.

First published 2025

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By the early 1460s Leon Muller has become one of the most powerful military figures in Hungary, commanding a seasoned force whose reputation reaches far beyond the kingdom. Peace has brought him influence but also jealousy from nobles and rulers who are uneasy with a mercenary captain strong enough to act independently.

A new campaign draws Leon against Vlad Dracula and into the politics surrounding King Matthias Corvinus. Victory does not resolve his position; instead, the consequences push him towards the Swiss homeland he has not seen for years. The novel follows a soldier discovering that military achievement cannot give him a secure place among hereditary rulers. His return west therefore becomes both a political retreat and a personal reckoning with the identity he left behind when he first made his living by the sword.