He Was Dying… Then the Government Turned Him Into a Weapon | PorTroyal Smith – The Rogue Recordings
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He Was Dying… Then the Government Turned Him Into a Weapon | PorTroyal Smith – The Rogue Recordings
He was dying.
Then the government offered him survival.
The price? Becoming a weapon.
In this episode of The USDN Podcast, we sit down with PorTroyal Smith (Nathan Lebens), author of The Rogue Recordings, to explore a superhero saga grounded in military realism, moral ambiguity, and the true cost of power.
From operating missiles in North Dakota to building a layered narrative about government-created super soldiers, PorTroyal shares the journey behind Shadowalker and Shadowar — and the question that defines the series:
When survival changes who you are… are you still the hero?
We discuss:
• Military influence in storytelling
• Weaponized humanity
• Power and moral consequence
• The evolution from Shadowalker to Shadowar
• Writing stories that deepen on a second read
📚 Featured Works — The Rogue Recordings Series
📘 Shadowalker (2019)
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08163LFPS
📕 Shadowar (2025)
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWJ7K91K
Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18185383.PorTroyal_Smith
Power always comes with a cost.
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