Code and Crown

The Firewall has held. Now, Nia must hack the Mainframe.

Nia von Eisenwald has done the impossible. She has turned a dying barony into a fortress of industry and magic. She has repelled invasions, exposed traitors, and rewritten the laws of her world. But survival in the North is no longer enough.

Summoned to the Imperial Capital, Nia steps into a snake pit of politics, ancient magic, and lethal ambition. The Emperor is dying, and two princes vie for the throne: Lucius, the rigid traditionalist, and Cassian, the charming reformer who speaks Nia's language of efficiency and progress.

But in the capital, the code is corrupted.

As Nia navigates ballrooms and back alleys, she uncovers a conspiracy that goes deeper than political ambition. Someone is running a malicious script in the heart of the Empire-a "Rootkit" designed to steal the throne and delete anyone who stands in the way.

Trapped behind enemy lines, stripped of her army, and armed only with her wits and a few lines of code, Nia must execute the most dangerous operation of her life.

She isn't just fighting for a crown. She is fighting for Admin privileges.

Code and Crown: The Capital is the third volume in the best-selling Progression Fantasy series. Witness the shift from kingdom building to high-stakes espionage as the System Administrator takes on the Empire itself.