An excellent book
covering many genres and sure to be appreciated by a large reader
audience.
This is a novel sent in
a dystopian USA in the future after a Civil War. The USA does not
now exist as it does today but has been broken up into 6 super-states
with Alaska and Hawaii marginalised. Two groups emerge with
competitive leaders - The Scorpions and the FRN (Free Republic of
North America) with constant conflict, skirmishes, murders et al all
attributable to both sides as they feed their fix for power legal or
illegal. Conservatism versus socialism taken right to the wire.
David's writing keeps
the reader on the edge of their chair, turning pages quickly to see
what happens next from the start of the book till the end. This is a
fast-pacing futuristic novel and David's description of people,
places, events, especially technology is excellent which adds to the
thrilling and exciting plots and turns within the story. This is not
a difficult or heavy read and in fact the book captures your
attention so much that you don't want to put it down as you are
breathless keeping up with the various themes within the novel and
filled with anticipation about what is going to happen next.
This is also a book
that will make the reader stop and think about the USA today with
regard to the country's politics and politicians and the various
roads that it is possible for the country to go down. Although this
is only a 'story' it is also close to reality in places and who can
say what the future will bring.
A truly exciting and
adrenaline-rushing for the reader and definitely a must read for any
reader.
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