The World Pivot Chronicles

Unwilling to see their capital held hostage by the might of nation-states, the Lorne family sets in motion a plan designed to span generations, following the Hundred-Year Stratagem left behind by their ancestors. Armed with private reconnaissance satellites, offshore finance, media networks, and regional armed forces, they expand step by step through the crevices of the modern international order. From Geneva, Abel directs the grand design in its entirety, while Leon ventures deep into the Congolese jungle, stirring the ambitions of every faction at play. A vast web quietly spreads to envelop the entire globe, and a long game—with the whole world as its chessboard—officially begins.