Code and Crown: The Young Baroness

The Kingdom wants her dead. She’s going to charge them for the privilege. Nia von Eisenwald has survived assassination, heart failure, and the transition to a new world. But winning the throne was the easy part. Now, she has to pay for it. With her father dead and her lands bankrupt, Nia faces a new kind of enemy. Baron Valdemar isn't sending armies; he’s sending lawyers, debt collectors, and economic blockades. He intends to starve Eisenwald into submission. He didn't account for the Engineer. Nia initiates the "Localhost" protocol. If the Empire won't trade with her, she will build an economy they can't ignore. Using her developer's mind, she unlocks the secrets of the ancient world: The Source Code: A forensic spell that reveals the truth behind forged documents. The Hardware: Automated Golems that work without rest or wages. The Battery: The Mana Capacitor—a device that changes the rules of magic forever. But progress has a price. As Nia transforms her body and her mind to become the "Iron Baroness," she risks overwriting the very humanity she is fighting to protect. The girl is fading. The Administrator is taking over. When the world tries to shut you down, you don't surrender. You build a Firewall. Code and Crown: The Young Baroness is the second volume in the best-selling Progression Fantasy epic. Witness the birth of the Magical Industrial Revolution in this story of tactics, economics, and cold, hard logic.