The Horizon Burns: A Tale of Salt, Fire, and First Contact (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798899295331)

"Some maps end in monsters. Others end in boys like Tomas."

Lisbon is grey with hunger and hope. Vasco da Gama's ships prepare to sail into legend, chasing spices, salvation, and the edge of the world. Among them hides Tomas, an orphaned tanner's apprentice who dares to stow away in search of something more.

From the freezing decks of the Sao Rafael to the humid jungles of Sao Tome, Tomas must navigate the brutal codes of sailors, the pull of forbidden friendship, and the haunting rhythms of a land that remembers every trespass.

The Horizon Burns is a lyrical, immersive coming-of-age tale set at the dawn of the Age of Discovery. A novel about the cost of dreams, the weight of history, and the quiet defiance of those the chronicles forget.