Foreign Affairs

Foreign Affairs is the first and only book of the Foreign Affairs series.

Summary
''Will you take your place on the world stage under your mother's presidential guidance? Or will you be the latest political hopeful to fall victim to scandal?''

''Welcome to the Vancross Institute, where the next generation of political leaders go to study politics, diplomacy... and how to avoid scandal.''

Chapter 1: First Term Jitters
"Welcome to the Vancross Institute, where the next generation of political leaders go to study politics, diplomacy... and how to avoid scandal."

Chapter 2: Political Partying
"School is officially in session, but you've never had classmates quite like these..."

Chapter 3: Revisionist History
"They say to keep your friends close and your enemies closer... but when it comes to Blaine, how close is too close?"

Chapter 4: Champagne Socialites
"You've been cordially invited to a royal state dinner. But will an unexpected guest ruin your appetite?"

Chapter 5: Horse Race
"It's game on when you and your classmates play in a charity polo match! Will you be able to keep the peace long enough to win?"

Chapter 6: Gesture Politics
"The halls are lined with secrets as your classmates prepare to do some damage control."

Chapter 7: Bipartisan Showdown
"The World History debate is finally here, but will you have a partner to stand by your side?"

Chapter 8: Smoke-Filled Rooms
"Parents' Weekend has arrived at Vancross, and so have most of the world's major leaders. Can you handle the scrutiny?"

Chapter 9: Fallout
"You've been caught in a compromising position--and now your reputation is at stake!"

Chapter 10: Spin Doctoring
"Winston comes up with a new plan to save your reputation... but keeping up appearances is harder than you thought."

Chapter 11: Fishing Expedition
"Your ski trip gets off to a rough start when the paparazzi show up. Can you escape the limelight?"

Chapter 12: Bully Pulpit
"When your redemption plan hits a snag, who will you turn to?"

Chapter 13: Mending Fences
"You have a revelation about your attackers, but is the damage already done?"

Chapter 14: Whistle Stop
"After an unexpected loss, you have to hold yourself together, but your mom needs you to step up now more than ever."

Chapter 15: Witch Hunt
"You fix a mistake, and an unexpected ally steps forward to help you expose your saboteur... but you're still not sure who you can trust."

Chapter 16: Swing Vote
"The night of the Peace Summit has finally arrived... but have you done enough to make this treaty happen?"

Miscellaneous

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Spoilers

 * In the Choices Insider of September 2020, PB confirmed the book will be released in late 2020.
 * In the Choices Insiders of November 2020, PB revealed the book's title to be Foreign Affairs along with a sneak peek.
 * On November 23, 2020, PB released a sneak peek and revealed that this story will be Gender of Choice in their blogpost.
 * In the Choices Insiders of December 2020, PB confirmed the book will be released this month and released another sneak peek.
 * On December 11, 2020, PB released a teaser video.
 * On December 17, 2020, PB released a trailer video along with the release date being December 30th.
 * The trailer suggests that players can choose from she/her, he/him, or they/them pronouns which makes it the first time the main character can be non-binary.
 * On December 22, 2020, PB released a blogpost about the book.
 * On December 23, 2020, PB released a sneak peek featuring female Blaine.
 * On December 24, 2020, PB released a sneak peek featuring male Blaine.
 * On December 25, 2020, PB released a sneak peek featuring Ayna.
 * On December 28, 2020, PB released a sneak peek featuring Tatum.
 * On December 29, 2020, PB released a sneak peek featuring your classmates.
 * On January 5, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 3.
 * On January 12, 2021, PB started running an ad in which an alternatve cover was revealed.
 * On January 19, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 5.
 * On January 26, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 6.
 * On February 2, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 7.
 * On February 9, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 8.
 * On February 16, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 9.
 * On February 23, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 10.
 * On March 2, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 11.
 * On March 9, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 12.
 * On March 16, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 13.
 * On March 23, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 14.
 * On March 30, 2021, PB released a sneak peek for Chapter 15.
 * On April 2, 2021, PB confirmed Chapter 16 is the series finale of Foreign Affairs, thus confirming the book is a standalone.
 * On April 6, 2021, PB revealed that they'll be launching limited edition Foreign Affairs pins on April 7th. However, the tweet was deleted shortly after.
 * Shortly after that announcement, they also released a sneak peek for Chapter 16.
 * The next day, PB officially announced the limited edition pins.

Trivia

 * This is the third series to feature a male version of a customizable protagonist on the book cover, the first two being the High School Story series and The Heist: Monaco.
 * This is the first series to feature non-binary pronouns (along with existing male and female) for the main character.
 * Tatum references the film Bodyguard in Chapter 3.
 * The Ardona-Rutherland animosity appears to parallel certain historical aspects of England, the United States of America, and the American Revolutionary War.
 * In Ardona, it is called the "Rutherland Dissent".
 * In Rutherland, it is called the "Rutherland Revolution". The Rutherlandian colonies rebelled against unfair and unjust Ardonian rule, when the Ardonian prime minister overtaxed the Rutherlandians without giving them any say in the matter.
 * The Ardona-Rutherland animosity also has similarities to England's relations with Wales in the 12th century.
 * In Chapter 6, the fantastical story appears to be based on The Elementalists while the spooky story appears to be based on It Lives In The Woods. The Drivosan fairytale "Harper and Gryphon" is loosely based on the German fairytale "Hansel and Gretel", while the tale "Young Bluecoat" is based on "Little Red Riding Hood".
 * In Chapter 9, the Main Character's mom mentions the Rutherlandian presidential plane "Eagle Flight One", which is a reference to Air Force One.
 * The capital of Rutherland, where State Manor lies, does not have winters that are cold enough to leave ice on the windows.
 * In Chapter 12, the event where the Main Character gets red paint dumped on him/her/them by the masked assailants is a reference to the horror movie Carrie.
 * The end of Chapter 15 says that the next chapter will be the finale.

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