In the summer of 2034, the power goes out—and the truth comes to light.A nationwide grid failure plunges half the country into chaos, revealing just how fragile the American system has become.In a small Midwestern town, Army veteran Hawk Simmons steps up to protect the people who've always counted on him. Across the state, Marie, a single mother, fights to keep her family alive as civil services collapse. And in a cramped apartment, Aaron, an anxious coder, unintentionally sparks a movement with a single leak that exposes the government's deepest failures.While Washington struggles to regain control, Governor Ward breaks ranks. His radical proposal for a transparent, community-driven system of governance ignites hope across the country—and fury inside the federal government.As states fracture, militias rise, and ordinary citizens choose sides, a new vision of democracy takes shape from the ground up.But the old system won't fall quietly.And the cost of a new republic may be more than any of them are prepared to pay.Concordia: A Novel of the New Republic is a gripping, character-driven political thriller about the collapse of a nation—and the people courageous enough to build something better from the ashes.

In the summer of 2034, the power goes out—and the truth comes to light.A nationwide grid failure plunges half the country into chaos, revealing just how fragile the American system has become.In a small Midwestern town, Army veteran Hawk Simmons steps up to protect the people who've always counted on him. Across the state, Marie, a single mother, fights to keep her family alive as civil services collapse. And in a cramped apartment, Aaron, an anxious coder, unintentionally sparks a movement with a single leak that exposes the government's deepest failures.While Washington struggles to regain control, Governor Ward breaks ranks. His radical proposal for a transparent, community-driven system of governance ignites hope across the country—and fury inside the federal government.As states fracture, militias rise, and ordinary citizens choose sides, a new vision of democracy takes shape from the ground up.But the old system won't fall quietly.And the cost of a new republic may be more than any of them are prepared to pay.Concordia: A Novel of the New Republic is a gripping, character-driven political thriller about the collapse of a nation—and the people courageous enough to build something better from the ashes.

In the summer of 2034, the power goes out—and the truth comes to light.A nationwide grid failure plunges half the country into chaos, revealing just how fragile the American system has become.In a small Midwestern town, Army veteran Hawk Simmons steps up to protect the people who've always counted on him. Across the state, Marie, a single mother, fights to keep her family alive as civil services collapse. And in a cramped apartment, Aaron, an anxious coder, unintentionally sparks a movement with a single leak that exposes the government's deepest failures.While Washington struggles to regain control, Governor Ward breaks ranks. His radical proposal for a transparent, community-driven system of governance ignites hope across the country—and fury inside the federal government.As states fracture, militias rise, and ordinary citizens choose sides, a new vision of democracy takes shape from the ground up.But the old system won't fall quietly.And the cost of a new republic may be more than any of them are prepared to pay.Concordia: A Novel of the New Republic is a gripping, character-driven political thriller about the collapse of a nation—and the people courageous enough to build something better from the ashes.