Tales of the Black Death

Italy

Advance Reader Copy

Genres

Survival, Choose Your Own Adventure, Novels, Medieval, Historical, Young Adult, and Illustrated

Trigger Warnings

Death and Violence

Type of Ending

Series

Tales of the Black Death — Book 1

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Publication Date

Oct 1, 2025

Page Length

360 pages

Available Formats

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Tales of the Black Death

Italy

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

Can you reach the end of this book without dying?

Could you survive the plague-ridden cities of the Middle Ages? Would you be cunning enough to outsmart thieves and slip past watchmen? Could you face unspeakable horrors and live to tell your tale?

In Tales of the Black Death, you no longer sit idle while others make ill-fated choices. This time every crucial decision, every mistake, is yours.

Within these pages lies your own grim adventure, steeped in treachery and despair. Will you reach the end of the story unscathed, or will you hang from the gallows, fall to a thief’s blade, be devoured by rats, or choke on your final cough as the Black Death consumes you?

Beware: in this book, every choice you make could be your last.

Hunted by the death of his parents from an unknown illness, Baldasar becomes an outcast and finds solace in the companionship of a traveling thief.

Together, they try to survive the unforgiving land populated with disease, bandits and death.

Details

Genres

Survival, Choose Your Own Adventure, Novels, Medieval, Historical, Young Adult, and Illustrated

Trigger Warnings

Death and Violence

Type of Ending

Series

Tales of the Black Death — Book 1

Author Prefers A Review On

Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Oct 1, 2025

Page Length

360 pages

Available Formats

PDF

Author

Ianic Mathieu is a writer with decades of experience crafting stories across a variety of formats, including short films, interactive video games (narrative design, world-building), novels, songs, short stories, and even a musical waiting to come to life. His work spans a remarkable range of themes and eras: from psychological dramas set in the 50s and 70s (The Fisherman’s Wife and Catalyst), to the sweeping devastation of the plague across Italy, France, and England (Tales of the Black Death), to the gritty realities of Sudbury’s nickel mining era (Salt Bullets). He also explores the techno-thrilling realms of hacking and the near future with the Breacher Story series, set to be published in a near future.