The Last Tsarina

The Last Tsarina is a complex tale of espionage, politics, and personal struggle. North's story begins with her escape from Yugoslavia after surviving the brutal terror unleashed by its disintegration. Her early life is marked by tragedy and survival. Later, North immigrates to the United States where she works as a forensic accountant, becoming highly successful in her field. Her skills and background catch the attention of the CIA, which recruits her for a project involving Russian oligarchs. Despite initial resistance, North becomes deeply involved in the operation, leading to significant personal and professional challenges. As her life progresses, she discovers her true identity and navigates a web of deceit, manipulation, and betrayal. Believing her entire family was killed, North learns her true identity was hidden to save her life and finds the power within herself to manage those who seek to exploit her and to defeat those who would destroy her.

Authors A.I.'s Marlowe Analysis

Overview -The Last Tasrinais is an international thriller spanning multiple countries and decades. The story weaves together elements of royal inheritance, intelligence operations, financial corruption, and personal relationships into an epic tale of political intrigue.

Premise / Elevator Pitch - When a Serbian girl who survived a childhood massacre is revealed to be the rightful Russian Tsarina, she becomes a key player in a covert intelligence operation to bring down the Russian government and oligarchs.

Potential Readers - The Last Tasrinais targets readers who enjoy complex geopolitical narratives and espionage fiction.

Archetype -The Last Tasrinais is most similar to the Rise and Fall story archetype.

Genere & Story Type -The Last Tasrina is primarily a Political Thriller with strong elements of espionage fiction. The story also contains elements of the following:

• Spy Fiction
• International Intrigue
• Action Thriller
• Legal Thriller
• Romance
• Coming of Age
• Historical Fiction
• Financial Thriller
• War Fiction
• Contemporary Fiction

Word Count - The Last Tasrina contains about 81,284 words.

While there are no hard-and-fast rules about minimum and maximum story lengths, there are industry traditions and reader expectations. Here’s a quick reference for typical word counts by genre:

• Adult contemporary fiction: 70,000-90,000 words
• Literary fiction: 80,000-120,000 words
• Romance: 50,000-90,000 words (mostly 70,000-90,000)
• Science fiction/Fantasy: 80,000-120,000 words (longer for epic fantasy)
• Historical fiction: 80,000-120,000 words
• Mystery/Crime: 60,000-90,000 words (cozy mysteries are shorter)
• Horror: 80,000-100,000 words
• Thriller: 70,000-100,000 words
• Westerns: 50,000-80,000 words
• Young adult: 50,000-90,000 words

For genre-bending works, the word count should typically align with the genre that has the higher range (e.g., romantic fantasy would follow fantasy’s 80,000-120,000 words). In some cases, indie authors choose to serialize a story — say, three fantasy novels of 40,000 words instead of one novel of 120,000 words.

Trigger Warnings - The Last Tasrina contains graphic violence including mass shooting of children, torture, assassination attempts, war crimes, sexual references, and detailed discussion of political persecution and genocide. The story also includes themes of childhood trauma and survivor's guilt that some readers may find emotionally challenging.