{"product_id":"code-and-crown-sascha-maigatter-9798277543030","title":"Code and Crown: The Firewall","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Server is Down. The War is Live.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinter has fallen on Eisenwald. The blockade has choked the valley, the refugees are starving, and the Emperor is broken. But Nia von Eisenwald is done playing defense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTraumatized by a brutal assault in the capital and stripped of her illusions, Nia has deleted the girl she used to be. In her place stands the \u003cb\u003eIron Baroness\u003c\/b\u003e-a cold, calculating commander who views human lives as variables and war as a logic puzzle to be solved. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the usurper Cassian rewrites the Empire's laws with dark magic and poison, Nia rewrites the laws of warfare. She isn't just building an army; she is building an industrial machine. From steam engines to mana-railguns, she is dragging a medieval world kicking and screaming into a new age of automated destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as she prepares to launch the ultimate \"Logic Bomb\" against the throne, Nia faces a terrifying system error: The more she optimizes for survival, the more she loses of her own humanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this volume: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Iron Baroness: \u003c\/b\u003e Witness the birth of a darker, harder protagonist who trades skirts for trousers and mercy for efficiency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIndustrial Warfare: \u003c\/b\u003e Mass production, assembly lines, and physics-based magic clash with traditional chivalry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSystem Hacking: \u003c\/b\u003e A heist deep into the Imperial Palace to plant a magical virus in the very seat of power.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarning: \u003c\/b\u003e This volume marks a shift into \u003cb\u003eGrimdark\u003c\/b\u003e territory. It contains depictions of PTSD, aftermath of sexual violence, and ruthless pragmatism. It is not a fairytale; it is a war log.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most technically satisfying and emotionally devastating entry in the series yet.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sascha Maigatter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798277543030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Sascha Maigatter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171367657727,"sku":"9798277543030","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/code-and-crown-sascha-maigatter-9798277543030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}