Stiger’s Tigers (The Stiger Chronicles Book 1)
- 4.5 out of 5
- 6,845 ratings
- 298 pages
Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13
This military fantasy follows a Roman-style legion captain leading undersupplied troops against rebels and internal rivals, with an elf companion and religious figures woven into the march. Parent readers should expect recurring war violence—discipline by the lash, sword fights, ambushes, and wounded or dead soldiers—along with a late fantastical battle element. Language is mostly mild soldier talk: insults, exclamations, and a small amount of stronger vulgar slang about bad assignments and fear. Sexual content is essentially absent on the page; the only related note is a brief, non-graphic reference to wartime assault on civilians in backstory. No sampled passages indicate racism, blasphemy played for shock, or LGBTQ+ themes; horror tone appears mainly in the climactic otherworldly foe rather than sustained scary material for younger children.
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Profanity Mild
25Soldiers and officers use occasional mild to moderate swearing and insults in camp talk, discipline scenes, and banter. Language fits a military fantasy tone and stays relatively light compared with many war stories, as readers also note.
Amazon reviews mentioning profanity
Specific words
- damn: 9
- bastard: 7
- shit: 4
- ass: 2
- bitch: 2
- hell: 1
Sex Mild
1There is no on-page romance or explicit sexuality; reviewers describe the story as focused on campaigns and survival. War crimes against women are mentioned once in passing when describing why refugees turned to banditry, without graphic detail.
Specific words
- rape: 1
Violence Moderate
38The plot centers on legion duty, rebellion, and combat. Characters are flogged, stabbed, and killed in fights; blood and injury appear regularly in battle and punishment scenes, with some sharper images near the climax including a fantastical enemy. Conflict is direct but not described as gratuitous throughout.
Amazon reviews mentioning violence
Specific words
- blood: 18
- stab: 9
- kick: 6
- bleed: 3
- punch: 2
About this book
Where a Stiger goes, death follows. A tarnished legacy. A dangerous mission. The beginning of an epic destiny… Nobleman and born soldier Ben Stiger never backs down from a fight. Even as the son of an infamous imperial general, an outcast from society, he refuses to crumble under the unforgiving shadow of his once-powerful family’s disgrace. When he’s reassigned from his crack company to the struggling southern army, he’s eager to help turn the tide against a growing, deadly rebellion. Supported by his faithful lieutenant, Eli, one of the last remaining elven rangers, and a holy Paladin on a quest for the High Father, Stiger fights to gain control of his new company, resentful and mediocre soldiers… who he must train and then lead on a desperate mission to reach an outpost cut off by the enemy. But as he force-marches his men through hostile territory, the veteran commander faces more than he ever expected, rebels, bandits, a magic relic from an age long gone, and an ancient evil freshly risen that has the potential to destroy the empire he loves and serves. Can one outcast hero make a difference and save his empire from annihilation? Stiger’s Tigers is the engrossing first book in the Chronicles of an Imperial Officer epic fantasy series. If you like brave champions, sword and sorcery, breathtaking twists and turns, and authentic battle scenes, then you’ll love Marc Alan Edelheit’s Roman-inspired adventure series. Find out why thousands of readers have fallen for this progression fantasy and Amazon bestselling author Marc Alan Edelheit’s captivating series! BOOKS BY MARC ALAN EDELHEIT FANTASY The Stiger Chronicles Book One: Stiger’s Tigers Book Two: The Tiger Book Three: The Tiger’s Fate Book Four: The Tiger’s Time Book Five: The Tiger’s Wrath Book Six: The Tiger’s Imperium Book Seven: The Tiger’s Fight Book Eight: The Tiger’s Rage Book Nine: The Tiger’s Battle Stiger: Tales of the Seventh Book One: Stiger Book Two: Fort Covenant Book Three: A Dark Foretoken Book Four: The Fires of Thresh The Karus Saga Book One: Lost Legio IX Book Two: Fortress of Radiance Book Three: The First Compact Book Four: Rapax Pax Book Five: Brothers of the Line The Eli Chronicles Book One: Eli Book Two: By Bow, Daggers & Sword Book Three: Lutha Nyx Book Four: The Memory of Shadows Book Five: The Crown of Dusk The Way of Legend: With Quincy J. Allen Book One: Reclaiming Honor Book Two: Forging Destiny Book Three: Paladin’s Light The Claimed Realm Book One: Legacy’s Edge Book Two: A Call to Arms Book Three: Blood of the Kingdom SCI-FI Born of Ash Book One: Fallen Empire Book Two: Infinity Control Book Three: Phoenix Rising Guardians of the Dark Book One: Off Midway Station Book Two: Off Javelin Station Book Three: Off Indigo Station Command Decision Book One: Forged in Battle Book Two: Shadow War Book Three: Razor’s Edge NONFICTION Every Writer’s Dream: The Insider’s Path to an Indie Bestseller Read more