The Royal Cousins
Author: Jim Ludlow
Release: June 18, 2025
Tagline: How Three Cousins Could Have Stopped A World War
Publisher: Applewood Publishing
Genre: Alternate History, What If, Fiction
ISBN-13: 979-8218710163
Declassified by Agent Palmer: The Royal Cousins Reimagines Fictional History as Breaking News Bulletins
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For the greater good of humanity. May God grant our political leaders the wisdom and forbearance not to destroy us.
Told as a series of 12 breaking news bulletins, the story captures a daily sequence of tension, restraint, courage and character.
It poses a timeless question: What if better leadership and moral courage had prevailed during those five critical weeks in 1914? What might we learn from that possibility in today’s fraught world?
The text of the agreement, released in full to the international press, includes a call for ‘the dignity of restraint’ and ends with a pointed appeal: ‘Let our legacy be reason, not ruin.’
The real power of The Royal Cousins lies in its contrast: not just what happened but what might have happened if character, clarity and communication had prevailed. World War I was preventable. It was a choice. Peace always is.
When the next test comes will our leaders have the wisdom and moral courage to choose peace? History and our heirs will be their judges.