Broken Patriots

The war didn't end when the United States fractured. It evolved.

Broken Patriots is the explosive conclusion to The Great Unwinding Trilogy, a sweeping work of post-apocalyptic political fiction and military thriller that chronicles the collapse of a nation and the cost of trying to rebuild it.

Set during the height of the Secession Wars, this installment bridges the events of Shadow Patriots and The Lone, revealing how fractured alliances, covert operations, and ideological extremism reshaped America into rival nation-states fighting for survival.

As the United Alliance of America and the Bluegrass States Republic struggle to stabilize their territories, Texas rises as both adversary and uneasy negotiator. Behind official governments, hidden networks maneuver in silence, believing they alone can prevent total societal collapse. Their decisions ignite consequences that will echo for decades.

Elite operatives are forced to confront the morality of their missions. Soldiers question the flags they fight under. Civilians are caught between collapsing cities and emerging regimes. Loyalty is tested. Identity is fractured. Memory itself becomes a battlefield.

Blending speculative geopolitical fiction, military action, covert operations, and emotionally driven character arcs, Broken Patriots explores:

• The collapse of the United States into regional powers

• The ethics of preemptive war and engineered catastrophe

• The rise of supranational governance and military alliances

• The personal cost of secrecy, patriotism, and sacrifice

• Survival in a world shaped by political extremism

For readers of military thrillers, dystopian political fiction, and epic speculative sagas, Broken Patriots delivers high-stakes action grounded in human consequence.

The trilogy may be read out of order, but together The Lone, Shadow Patriots, and Broken Patriots reveal the full scope of The Great Unwinding.

When nations break, who decides what survives?

And what are you willing to sacrifice to hold the world together?