Lord Tedric

"Lord Tedric" by E. E. Smith is a science fiction tale where fate and bravery collide in a world touched by the impossible. It’s a story about a regular guy named Tedric, an ironmaster, who gets a major upgrade when a monstrous god drops into the picture, turning him into nobility overnight. With this newfound status, crafted super-steel abilities bestowed upon him by a time-traveling dude named Skandos, Tedric is charged with saving his kingdom from some seriously bad stuff. The reader is taken on a journey to witness how Tedric fights bad guys in politics, saves a noblewoman, and kickstarts a whole new religion, all while figuring out who he really is as a leader. All the while he is trying to figure out love, allegiances, all while shaping the future of his civilization.