When the Mountains Awake

In the 15th century, as the Ottoman Empire advances into the Balkans, the mountains of Mirdita remain a last heart of freedom. Ilir, a young shepherd forged by the harsh laws of the highlands, is drawn into war after his sister Maria is taken by an Ottoman commander. From burned villages to the councils of Mirdita, he marches toward the Battle of Albulena alongside Skanderbeg in a story of honor, betrayal, love, vengeance, and resistance, deeply rooted in North Albanian culture.
What happens when an empire demands,
what the mountain will not give?

The book belongs to the Historical Fiction category and is written in English.