luck-books

In 1938—amid the waning days of an empire—Kaiser Xavier Apollo II struggles to maintain his fractured dominion. On the battlefields of the Colslavic countryside, he oversees a relentless war to reclaim lost territory, balancing the weight of a crumbling economy, rising inequality, and discontent at home. As generals and political aids argue over strategy and political alliances falter, Xavier must confront his deepest fears—not only about the empire''''s future but about his legacy.