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Baren Sump and the Last President — Book One

$12.99

Literary satirical conspiracy thriller — Book 1 of 3

Book 1 of 3

A scorched prediction card names a boy, a president, and events still on the calendar. Prophecy isn't magic — it's logistics.

Institutional Satire

Conspiracy treated as systems — spreadsheets, hearings, evidence tags — not superhero escapes.

Literary Speculative

~83,000 words of procedural thriller for readers who want power mechanics cold and haunted.

Book 1 of 3

The Baren Sump trilogy continues in Children of Tomorrow and The Black Path.

When a scorched prediction card names a boy, a president, and catastrophes that have not happened yet, the people who run the world respond the only way they know how: contain the child, control the narrative, and ground the machines.

Baren Sump is twelve. He did not ask to be necessary. THE LAST PRESIDENT is a satirical conspiracy thriller by William Sailsbury — prophecy as logistics, not magic. The full trilogy lives at www.thesumpledger.com.

Package

What's Included

  • Full EPUB (~83,000 words)
  • Illustrated EPUB edition
  • PDF edition
  • Sample EPUB (Prologue + Chapter One)
  • DOCX reader copy
  • Instant Gumroad download

Capabilities

What It Does

  • Full EPUB (~83k words, 24 chapters + prologue)
  • Illustrated EPUB with 8 archival-evidence exhibits
  • PDF edition
  • Sample EPUB — Prologue + Chapter One (free lead magnet)
  • DOCX reader copy
  • Book 1 of the completed Baren Sump trilogy

Why This Pack

  • Prophecy as logistics — not magic, not vibes
  • Completed trilogy — Books Two and Three available
  • Sample chapter shareable as a free lead magnet

Audience

Who It's For

Literary fiction and speculative thriller readersConspiracy and political thriller fans who want institutional satireReaders who prefer procedural evidence over chosen-one tropes
Buy on Gumroad — $12.99Read on www.thesumpledger.comTrilogy overview

Instant EPUB + PDF download via Gumroad. Series hub at www.thesumpledger.com.

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