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Key words: Freedom, love, courage, strength, Calibrated Capitalism, monetary policy, financial systems, Global Financial Crisis, COVID, liberalism, totalitarianism, Eurasianism, democracy, oligarchy, tyranny, victory, Europe

"Ardi Kaars has put together something special with his debut novel. The reader will experience a wild ride of action and romance. Character development and plot twists are superb. Plus, the plot of the villains to cause serious damage to Europe's economy isn't far fetched. Kaars understands the real threat caused by the European Central Bank's quantitative easing program combined with the modern attitude of allowing European Union member states bend the rules when they calculate national debts. Highly recommended!" John Christmas, whistleblower against Parex Banka and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Co-author of best-selling thriller KGB Banker

Two main things set main character Kaylon apart from the oligarchic cartel (though there are shared traits too):

The first one is their main source of freedom. To Kaylon, freedom is derived from a proportional connection to humanity and rule of law. The corresponding archetype is that of the fearless liberal democrat. For the oligarchic cartel, freedom is derived from the ability to set oneself apart from humanity and focus on the corresponding ability to make personal gains, no matter what. This archetype is best illustrated by the 'homo economicus', technically invented in Chile during the Cold War and exported globally, and very appealing to modern-day 'kleptocrats' and 'tycoons'. Kaylon sees attempts at downplaying the 'rough edges' as political correctness. He must merge both archetypes somehow.

Secondly, the definition of aristocracy matters. To Kaylon the concept of aristocracy and nobility is in sync with liberalism and a functioning democracy with efficient capital markets.
To the oligarchs, it is the ability to illiberalise and 'break up' democracy that fulfills their aristocratic 'übermensch' ambitions, their might makes right. They see constraints on this power as political correctness, their 'Caesarean' followers and fanbase agree.

Edition available in Benelux stores (ISBN: 978-94-6481958-8)

Edition available on Amazon (ISBN: 979-8-879-83578-6)