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The Kingmaker

The Code for Modern Men

Håkon Harðradr

Written by
Håkon Harðradr
Read by
Jeremy Parris
Length
2 hrs 28 min
Rating
5.0 / 5
Publisher
Håkon Sigurðsson Wolff Harðradr
Released
2026-08-24

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What it is

Kingmaker: The Code for Modern Men is a call to arms for a generation of men who have been told to forget who they are.

It is not a political work, nor a complaint—it is a revival.

Written in the voice of a soldier, a father, and a brother, Kingmaker is a guide for reclaiming strength, honour, and purpose in an age that has tried to strip men of all three.

Drawing upon the discipline of the warrior and the faith of the knight, the book walks the listener through the pillars of modern manhood: faith, family, fitness, finance, and fortitude.

It teaches that to be a man is not to dominate but to serve—to protect, to build, to provide, and to lead.

Through the lessons of battle and the peace of reflection, the author speaks from his own scars: growing up amid violence and loss, serving in the British Army, witnessing war on foreign soil, and then fighting the harder war at home—the war against despair, self-doubt, and aimlessness.

He writes not from theory but from trenches, both literal and spiritual.

Each chapter stands as a weapon of renewal:

Faith — finding belief again when the world feels hollow, not in dogma, but in divine purpose.

Fitness — forging the body as a temple and the mind as its commander.

Finance — mastering the means of survival so you may protect, provide, and stand independent.

Family — restoring fatherhood, marriage, and kinship as sacred duties, not burdens.

Fuel and Fire — learning to endure depression, doubt, and fear by turning pain into power.

At its heart, Kingmaker is a manual for the rebirth of the masculine soul.

On the charts

Last charted August 29, 2026. Its best position was 9 on New releases in Personal Development, reached August 28, 2026. Seen on 1 chart over 2 days of readings, the first on August 28, 2026.

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