La Generalisima

La Generalísima is a political-military tragedy set in the Iseldoran Sagas, chronicling the seven days that transformed Selene Jaza into the first Generalísima of the Black Death. Framed as a sealed archival confession by Prince Kairoh Pierre von Care, the novel examines power, institutional survival, and the moral cost of preserving empire.   When the legendary commander Augustus Lucius Jaza de Mérida lies dying after decades of war, his daughter Selene realizes the Black Death will fracture in a succession struggle unless she acts first.   She quietly entrusts her twenty-year-old son, Demetrius Jaza, with an impossible task: remove the three commanders standing between her and the throne of the institution.   Over seven days, Demetrius assembles a covert network of officers, archivists, infiltrators, and physicians who engineer a series of deaths disguised as accidents and natural failures while maintaining the illusion of order.   As Selene rises to power, the novel expands into the twenty-five-year aftermath of her rule and the destruction of the Meraud Free Republic. La Generalísima is ultimately a story about loyalty, violence, historical memory, and the terrifying efficiency of people who believe civilization can only survive through calculated brutality.