NEW YORK, US. – Fortis Novum Mundum, the visionary publishing house dedicated to transformative ideas, is thrilled to announce the release of Mapmakers: The Secret Architecture of Money, Power, and Reality.
This groundbreaking nonfiction work unveils the hidden “reality protocols” that shape our world—from money and attention to identity and AI safety—offering a field guide to navigate and redesign the systems that define modern life.
In an era where digital platforms, AI governance, climate metrics, and digital identities dictate global outcomes, Mapmakers exposes how these invisible rules, or “protocols,” act as the operating instructions for society.
Luberisse, a renowned strategist and author of The Dollar Fault Line: How America’s Currency Became the World’s Single Point of Failure, reveals how mapmakers—standards bodies, tech giants, and regulators—wield power by compressing reality into dashboards, defaults, and data fields. From credit scores steering housing access to ESG ratings redirecting trillions, these protocols decide who wins, who’s seen, and who’s left out.
Why Mapmakers Matters Now
With 2025 marking pivotal debates over AI safety, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and climate accountability, Mapmakers arrives as a timely call to action. Luberisse demystifies complex systems with vivid stories like a dashboard metric that rewired a company or a retailer’s procurement rule that decarbonized supply chains while equipping readers with tools like the Protocol Spotter’s Guide to decode and challenge these systems. The book’s ethical playbook advocates for “stewardship, not domination,” urging mapmakers to design with dignity, reversibility, and equity.
Inside Mapmakers
- Part I — Seeing the Map: Why compression is necessary, how scores devour games, and where early warnings appear.
- Part II — Cartographic Power: Who gets to count what—standards bodies, PMs, auditors, central bankers—and how defaults harden into destiny.
- Part III — The Protocol Wars: Money, attention, identity, climate/value, and AI safety—each reframed as protocol choices with winners and losers.
- Part IV — Drawing Your Own: The Protocol Spotter’s Guide, stress-testing, credible neutrality, migration tactics, and an ethical playbook for mapmakers.
- Conclusion — The Territory Ahead: From literacy to agency; where to plug in (civic, corporate, open source); protocols we’d want our kids to live inside.
About the Author
Josh Luberisse, founder of Neuromorph Systems Research Lab, is a leading voice in systems thinking, geopolitics, and AI strategy. His prior works, including Homo Sapiens 2.0 and Cognitive Warfare in the Age of Unpeace, have shaped global discussions on technology and power. With Mapmakers, Luberisse draws on decades of experience to empower readers to reclaim agency in a world of hidden defaults.
About Fortis Novum Mundum
Fortis Novum Mundum is a trailblazing publisher committed to amplifying bold ideas that challenge the status quo. We champion authors who tackle critical global issues—AI ethics, systemic power, climate innovation—with clarity and vision, reaching readers eager to shape a better future.
Availability
Mapmakers: The Secret Architecture of Money, Power, and Reality will be available in hardcover, paperback, and eBook formats on October 2, 2025, through major retailers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent bookstores. Pre-order now at fortisnovummundum.org/mapmakers
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