American War

In the late twenty-first century, a second American Civil War erupts after federal legislation bans fossil fuels. Successive southern states secede, forming the Free Southern State, leading to a landscape fractured by biological warfare, drone strikes, and rising sea levels. The narrative follows Sarat Chestnut, a young girl from Louisiana who grows up in an inland displacement camp. Through her eyes, the story tracks her radicalization at the hands of a foreign recruiter and her eventual transformation into a weapon of mass destruction.

This novel serves readers interested in the mechanics of insurgency and the long-term psychological effects of displacement. It attracts those who want to understand how cycles of violence function regardless of geography or ideology. Readers gain a visceral perspective on how geopolitical instability and environmental collapse turn ordinary civilians into combatants. The text leaves the reader with a clinical look at the consequences of revenge and the specific ways war dismantles the concept of home.