An alternate-history novel by Alex Hdez
The Danubian Throne · Book One
June 1914. Sarajevo. The shots failed.
A century after an empire survives the event that should have ended it, Crown Prince Leopold finds signals that cannot exist—and a truth buried beneath Sarajevo.
The alternative begins here
Franz Ferdinand survived. Europe avoided the war. The Habsburg throne endured, and history quietly abandoned the course the world remembers.
In the present day, the Danubian Federation is powerful, modern and apparently untouchable. But its heir is beginning to hear signals from a past that was meant to be gone.
Begin with the prologueTwo moving images
The films offer two doors into the story: the novel’s official teaser and a wider invitation into the alternate Danubian Federation.
Official teaser
World film
A planned trilogy
A story of memory, power, and a Europe that turned away from the century it was supposed to become.
Book One · Forthcoming
Leopold discovers the signal, and the truth beneath Sarajevo begins to answer.
Book Two · In development
The next volume will be announced through the official channels.
Book Three · In development
The concluding volume will be announced in due course.
From the opening pages
“The bullet changed nothing. It merely removed the illusion that I still had time.”Read the prologue
Book One · The Overwrite
The Danubian Throne is being prepared for self-publication. A verified external purchase link will appear here once the edition is available.
Beyond the novel
Explore the institutions, places, and public imagination around the story through the connected Danubian destinations.
Instagram and purchase destinations will be added when their official URLs are confirmed.