After the collapse of the old world, a new one begins—but survival is only the first step.

Nouvel is more than just a city. Built from the ruins of a failed nation, it was meant to be different—a place where Black people could thrive, free from the oppression that once defined their lives. A city where justice, resilience, and community outweigh power and control.

But as Nouvel grows, so do the forces that would see it fall.

External enemies gather at its borders. Internal fractures threaten to tear it apart. And deep in the shadows, an unseen hand has been guiding its fate all along.

Four unlikely leaders stand between Nouvel's future and its destruction:

✔ Amina, the strategist, who must decide whether alliances will fortify Nouvel—or open the door to its undoing.
✔ Khalil, the builder, who has laid the foundation of the city, but now must defend it from enemies within and beyond.
✔ Jalen, the voice, who must walk the fine line between truth and control as Nouvel's people prepare to govern themselves for the first time.
✔ Mama Etta, the heart, whose legacy becomes the rallying cry for a city that refuses to be broken.

As a shocking betrayal exposes the hidden war waging within Nouvel's walls, survival is no longer enough. The battle for Nouvel is no longer just about defending its borders—it is about deciding what kind of future it will have.

Will it remain a beacon of freedom?
Or will it fall like every other dream that dared to challenge the world?

A bold and gripping tale of resistance, power, and revolution, Bedlam is the story of what comes after the fall—and what it takes to build something that lasts.