The long road ends in fire, steel, and the breaking of kingdoms.The truth of Siegfried's death has reshaped the world, and the consequences finally reach their full measure. Kriemhild rises from grief into a force no court can contain. Brunhild faces the reckoning she has outrun for years. Hagen stands at the center of a web he built with perfect precision - now tightening around him. And far to the east, the Huns gather with a power that will not be denied.All debts come due. All oaths are tested. All prophecies find their end.The Last Free Man brings the Blood & Gold saga to its shattering conclusion - a story of vengeance, loyalty, destiny, and the terrible cost of choosing who you become when the world is burning. Steven Infanti is the author of The Debt of Moytura series, The Blood & Gold Saga - a mythic retelling of the Siegfried legend - Bob the Caretaker, The Regulars, Devils Around the Clock, Shadow of Blood, and What Fear Owes. His work blends history, myth, and emotional precision, returning ancient stories to the weight and complexity they were always meant to carry.A veteran of the U.S. Army, he holds a B.A. in Journalism from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania and two Master of Science degrees from Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. He is currently pursuing his doctorate at Franklin University. He lives in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Elizabeth.
