| Title | : | Thy Kingdom Fall (After Eden, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0988723514 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780988723511 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 366 |
| Publication | : | First published May 1, 2012 |
Thy Kingdom Fall (After Eden, #1) Reviews
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A cyberpunk
Come Nineveh, Come Tyre: The Presidency of Edward M. Jason thriller mostly set fifty to seventy years into the future. (An opening flash forward forty years really confuses.)
Well conceived and well written. I usually can't force my way through Christian apocalypse novels, but this isn't one of those. I would even recommend it to non-Christians who honestly want to know what the Christian perspective is--as opposed to what you're told it is.
As a pure story it suffers from many narrative-stopping sermons by Christians and Pagans alike. The flow would be much better if every one of those speeches was cut in half. That might not serve Dragon's real purpose, but it would make a more readable book.
Make no mistake, this book will be read, talked about, praised, condemned and perhaps referred to as secular prophecy for years to come.
Many readers will have difficulty following the story line(s) because the book jumps back and forth over a fifteen year period. Even though each scene is notated with date, time and locale, the reader is often left wondering how the current passage relates to one just read. Likewise, many plot lines are not resolved chronologically. In fact, many plots are not resolved at all, but deferred to later volumes.
Quibbles: Formatting errors throughout the digital version--mostly inserted the book and author's names randomly into the text--hurt readability. Someone thrown through the ceiling of a two-story house wouldn't be alive--let alone conscious--as he passed through the second ceiling and roof. Page 345, refers to "almost a million Protestants." I think he meant billion. Speaking of Protestants, I can't fathom why the new order calls itself Protestant rather than Christian, especially as it includes the Catholics. Many deus ex machinas are not explained.
Finally, while Dragon did pull many plot threads together for a summary at the end, this volume has no ending. It just stops with a few hooks to draw the reader into
Stars and Scorpions. Normally, that would condemn a work to a less than three star rating, but this is so good I have to give it four.
A very good read. -
This book was OK. It is the first book in a series and, in my opinion, it tries to update "1984" and "V For Vendetta." The majority of this book takes place about 70 years in the future. The world is divided into three main regions (like "1984"), and these regions are nothing like what we have today. Invariably a major power in the region has absorbed the smaller countries. There are also three more minor regions that are somewhat safe havens. Most of the world has embraced a high-tech lifestyle where everyone is tied to the Net by various personal and public devices. In America, people have largely rejected religion and Pagans run the country. In fact, religion has been made illegal.
The book is divided into two parts. The first half loosely follows a reporter as he writes a story about the murder of a political king-maker. The second part focuses more on an Amish girl and her interaction with an enclave of Christians (sorry, I'm not going to use the term from the novel). The entirety of the novel is giving the background on what led to a third World War.
The best thing about this novel is the characters. For the most part, they are well written and the reader can clearly see who is good, bad and neutral. Kristiana Fisher (from the second part of the novel) is a very strong character. I would expect future books in the series to use her as a focal point for the story.
Unfortunately, two things really turned me off to this book. The first thing is a pet peeve of mine. Mr. Dragon continually skipped from time to time. Yes, they sections were labeled, but there was far to many flashbacks for the story to have a great flow.
The second thing that turned me off was how preachy the writing was. There were long passages that expounded on how we are living immoral lives (presently) and how religion, specifically Christianity is the only true lifestyle we should embrace. The references and opinions on current political issues were blatant. The paranoia was obvious as well.
I would say that if you are very conservative, you would probably enjoy this novel. I doubt that I will continue with this series and I probably wouldn't recommend this book to others. -
My traditional style of reviewing will not work for this book. I loved the concept for this book but sadly it fell way short of the concept. For me, there was entirely too much political and religious jargon to slog through which made it difficult to understand or follow the storyline properly. The last hundred pages were nothing but jargon in my opinion. I wish the author good luck with his writing in the future.
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**3.5 stars **
Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the review copy of this book.
Thy Kingdom Fall is the provocative, debut thriller of author Austin Dragon-a dramatic mix of politics, religion, and intrigue set over 75 years in the future.
Right. Difficult one for me this. Extremely well written with an intriguing premise, and the start of a new series, I believe that this is going to very much be what I call a "marmite" book. It has many positives and equally some negatives for me. As anyone that follows me knows, I dislike being about the downside so lets start with the great aspects of this novel..
Firstly characters..probably the best thing to be said for the book is this author knows how to create a character that you will either adore or loathe...and is pretty clear cut about who you SHOULD be loving or loathing (Kristiana being my favourite incidentally) with very little prevarication. And in the context of the story this works very well.
Secondly, the technical, or more "science fiction" aspects of the book are very well done. Certainly seeming realistic (everyone is connected to "the net" in one way or another!) it speaks to a very possible future..
The story moves along apace (some of the back and forth between time periods can be disconcerting but work fine once you are used to how it goes) and there are some twists and turns along the way to hold your interest.
For me though, the religious tone of the book was vaguely disturbing. SOME portions of the novel felt like one long sermon...on the rather shameless way we live our current lives and the possible consequences. There are definite religious divides, although in the interests of fairness, I should point out that there is also a lot of the world in the story where religion has been made illegal - equally distasteful if it were to happen in reality. For clarification my views on religion in a nutshell are : Not for me, up to everyone else what they believe. But on a very personal level it all felt a bit paranoia bound in the odd few places.
So yes, a marmite read. But I can't fault the writing or the talent behind it - and of course I can't be sure what, if any, message the author may have been trying to convey with the tale he has told. This one is very much going to be in the eyes of the beholder folks. If you like political/religious thrillers with a post apocalyptic feel or indeed I might like to call it a techno thriller then I would say give it a try. I remain undecided on whether I will continue with this series, if I'm completely honest I will say it will depend upon my reading list at the time.
Happy Reading Folks! -
I received a free Adobe Digital Editions copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley (yay!! my first Netgalley review), this has not compromised my ability to write an honest and critical review of the book.
2/10 - So far, I've only read the prologue (set in 2125) and 4 pages describing the world of New York, 2088. Dragon's description of the world, the advanced technologies (more interactive versions of what we have now, mostly), the fashion and the state of religion in America is fantastic. I can see technology similar to what he describes actually being used in the not too distant future, although I'm not sure about the likelihood of the appearance of a group of people who dress in the streaker style, which involves perpetually wearing nothing but sandals. So far free from the grammar, spelling and general bad writing that plagues ebooks these days. I have high hopes for Thy Kingdom Fall. To be continued...
Dragon uses slightly strange, quite stilted language; for example "President Kanien will be impeached. It's a certainty," another man says; he is tall and fat. and "Their crusades and inquisitions - we must have a safe and completely secular America." I don't mind the writing style, but it's definitely different from what I'm used to reading. Also, who spells out etcetera? No one. I haven't seen it spelled in any way other than etc since it was part of a spelling test in primary school. Every time I read it, it breaks my flow as it's so unusual to see it spelled out completely. This final grammar problem might not actually be a problem, it might just be me, but it seems to read strangely, so if anyone better at grammar than me knows which is right, please make a comment - '"Our enemies love wiping people out - Western Europe by the Muslims, New Tibet by the CHINs," Wilson says almost under his breath, then forcibly...'. Now, as I said, please tell me if I'm wrong, but I think it should be Wilson said almost under his breath.... The present tense in that context just sounds wrong in my head. To be continued...
Ok, I was thoroughly enjoying this until we got to the chapter called 'I could kiss Arafat on the mouth' where Dragon starts preaching to us about religiosity and some other subjects that didn't really sink in. I nodded off a number of times while reading that chapter, so it's not like I made a huge effort to fully understand what he was talking about. I'm also unsure exactly how that whole chapter helps the story along, I would suggest cutting that 'excerpt of a memo' down to a page or less - going into such detail was unnecessary (once I saw the table I stopped reading altogether and skipped to the start of the next chapter). I mean we've got a bit of a murder mystery as to who killed Lucifer Mestopheles and why and we've got a sort of political thriller with the warring religious factions of the Jew-Christians and the Pagans fighting a civil war over the Jew-Christians refusal to be registered as such (kind of like the Star of David the Nazis forced Jews to wear during WWII). That's what makes the story interesting, fast-paced (for the most part) and something that I'm looking forward to continuing tomorrow, not the quasi-religious instruction lesson embedded (not very surreptitiously) in the story. Kind of reminds me of those stories you are read as a kid (or, at least I was) that have a message - whether religious, safety or nutrition - it's not really necessary to put a message in a book for adults. Until that last chapter I would have disagreed with the other reviewers commenting that this is religious fiction, I didn't get any religious undertones until I read 'I could kiss Arafat on the mouth' and then suddenly all the other religiousness jumped out at me. If I was living in Dragon's world I would definitely be classed as a Pagan, so religious messages, at the best of times, go over my head, and at the worst of times make me laugh. To be continued...
4/10 - I'm not sure why the great chapters that follow Logan or the religious groups need to be mixed in with strange, mostly unecessary treatises on 'America's critical vulnerabilities' or 'demographical sociology and communications'. These chapters, which Dragon has called 'excerpts of memos' from various important people in the fictional-future government of 2089, could be condensed down into a few paragraphs to explain the state of America's 'whatever'. The story is interesting and reasonably exciting and that's what I want to be reading, not semi-nonfictional 'memos', theses and who knows what else. This is a fictional book set in a fictional future, it's not political history book looking back at what went wrong. If I'd wanted to read a sermon on America's failings then I would have chosen another book. To be continued...
SPOILER ALERT
18/10 - I liked the introduction of Kristiana, but I'm sad to see Logan go. With him dead who's going to write the expose on who murdered Lucifer Mestopheles? The amount of research Dragon must have done in preparation of writing this book is mind-boggling (either that or it's all completely made-up and I commend Dragon on the depths of his imagination). I'm still having problems with the structure of some of Dragon's sentences, for example: "The smart tek sensors molded the rest of it to the body along the spine, along the humerus to forearm radial of the arms, and along the gluteus maximus and femur to fibula radial of the outside legs." As far as I can tell (as a medical transcriptionist) this sentence is the most complicated way of saying something quite simple. I think what he's trying to say is that the exo-suit (future technology that encases your arms, legs and spine in an exo-skeleton that aids in mobility and strength) molds to the arms and legs down to the ankles and wrists. Why the technical terms for one of the bones in the arm, one of the bones in the leg and one of the muscles in the butt needs to be used instead of simply saying arm, leg, butt, I don't know. Over complicating your writing doesn't make you sound smarter, it just makes the reader think you're trying too hard to impress us and it also gave me the impression that your writing is less accessible to those readers who are lacking in medical degrees or books on anatomy. Not the best impression to give any reader who's going to pass their opinion on to other potential readers.
25/10 - I'm liking Kristiana more and more as I read and I can definitely see her becoming a major character going into the next book and a major force in the Christian/Amish faither movement.
It's interesting how Dragon has taken many of today's issues, which the majority of people are fighting for, and given them to us in this future, and then told us "But, be careful what you wish for, you might get it" by making these victories into our worst nightmares. We've got marriage equality, but as a result we've got people marrying their dogs and inanimate objects. We've got freedom from religious hatred, but in order to achieve that all religion has been outlawed and the fight against religion in all forms has become worse than the religious hatred and violence that we're experiencing now - it's almost unfair, but also horribly believable. To be continued...
3/10 - Finally finished this complicated, dystopian thriller set in a religion-free America nearly 100 years from now. With a little editing on the awkward phrasing, missing/repetitive words and occasional passage of forced sounding dialogue this could be a 5 star book. This is one of the only ebooks I've read that I would pay money for a real version and re-read it. I really hope I get the chance to read more of this series, I especially want to read more about the scene from the prologue set in 2125, the 'sky ships' attacking had me hooked on Thy Kingdom Fall before I'd really started reading the main story. Thanks again NetGalley. -
Don't know why I waited so long to read. Amazing how real this could be by the year 2089! Americans need to wake up!! Our religious freedoms are slowly, but surely, being taken from us. I would recommend this book to all Christians and other Americans with morals.
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Be aware of the political and religious topics that are in this book and series. Also realize that this book was published in January 2014, long before the current political climate around the world. Enjoy Thy Kingdom Fall for the well written FICTIONAL book it is. Could this possibly be the world in another 70 years? Yes it could be. But we could just as easily be living on the moon or Mars by then too.
Thy Kingdom Fall is the first book in The After Eden Series. While this is part of a series it can be read as a standalone, though it is clearly not the end of the storyline. There is violence.
The book blurb adequately describes the storyline so I'm not going to repeat all of that info here. The author did a good job of giving readers an overview of what this book and series is and will be about. Much of the book is set in the late 21st century and the world is, in some ways, radically different from our world today. Tek and drugs are almost everywhere in the United States, especially in the major cities.
Some readers will find the format of this book confusing due to all the multiple viewpoints and the back and forth on the timelines. But if you pay attention to the headings (which tell you the date, time, location) you will be fine and keep track of the storylines. This is definitely a series that I will keep reading! -
I haven't read 'faith fiction' in a while, but I gave this one a shot, and I am glad I got through it all, because it was worth it. Long and short of it-a good book with a GREAT plot, but it took a bit for the engine to get running, if you know what I mean. My actual rating for this one is 3.5 stars, but I am going with 4 stars because of the plot.
RDCV of the plot:the world is split into three superpowers: the USA, the Islamic Caliphate, and the CHINS, which is a China-India alliance. Most of the plot focuses on the US, as it has become a country that is a conservative's nightmare (or a liberal's dream). Religion is banned, everyone is hooked on their stupid online gadgets, and every ridiculous minority can't be 'offended' without severe penalties. The conflict is between those who still believe, and those who don't. I don't want to give away more than that.
Good points? Very simple, the plot and the dialogue. The plot is very well thought out, Dragon must have put a lot of time into diagramming this one out, and all the details (his tech gadgets, new religions, etc) really help flesh the plot out. I really got a kick out of how 'vampire' and 'Jedi' are official minorities in this book. Sadly, we are headed that way.
The dialogue is the real winner. I don't know the author's background, but he sure knows his theology! The dialogue when characters are explaining their point of view is OUTSTANDING, I found myself highlighting parts of it for future use. Put it this way-I am surprised Dragon isn't a speechwriter or a talk-show host, he has a gift for dialogue. My favorite: when one of the characters is explaining why 'government services' are not provided in a religious community. Very good stuff!
Drawbacks to the book? Two, and these may be particular to me. One: the book is written in a series of quick sections in each chapter, often from different time periods. If you read John Barnes's 'Daybreak' series, then you understand. It's an interesting way to write, but I did struggle with it at times, since it hopped back and forth a lot. I would have liked to the story to be a bit more linear. Two: the book is written in the present tense, and I HATE the present tense! I am still stumped as to why authors write in this tense. I just don't like it, I was furious with Steve Alten when he switched to the present tense in the third book of his 'Meg' series. I was able to tolerate for this book because I liked the plot so much, but I still loathe the present tense. It may be just me.
Overall, a solid book-good enough I will want to read the sequel. If you like fiction with a religious bent to it, this may be right up your alley. -
The general story behind the idea that US was too infatuated with Tek and that the Federal Government wants to take Religion out of every day life and ban it completely leading to an ultimate show down between State (bad guys) and those with Faith (good guys). On top of this is a growing show down with the rest of the world (ie World War III). For these reasons I sought out this book simply because I enjoy this sub-genre of fiction, but.
For me there are good and bad books, yet in between is my grey area ( either they are badly written but with a tad simplistic plotline or really, really well put together novel but its characters are so one dimensional they are transparent to be just a link in the narrative/historic story line). Into this grey goes Thy Kingdom Fall simply because that I the reader felt no empathy/emotion for any of the characters good or bad, save perhaps the little Amish girl on her rumspringa and even then its was a little too late.
From the first chapter I got the feeling the author did not like the Federal Government of the United States of America (whilst I am writing this review Alice Cooper’s Elected has just come on the radio, ironic!), and that is Ok by me, every one can have his/her own view point expressed in there own works, heaven knows George Orwell did in 1984. The increasing use of Government surveillance into every day life, the strict PC usage of State over Church leading to a pagan run government (leading to the ultimate Nazi style purge of the religious was very heavy handed) and its move to the ultimate banning of religion, thought police and encroaching technology have been written about before and so was oh hum to me. It was his geo-political theories that kept me reading – the downfall of Western Europe to the Caliphate, the emergence of the Chinese/Indian super state (given the current mood towards each other highly unlikely, but again his plot) and there interaction towards the US, that was the most imaginative part of the story line.
Still I intend to read the follow up novel because I am intrigued enough to want to know what is going to happen. -
I enjoy science fiction. I am a big fan of Star Trek and Doctor Who, as well as many others. Many Star Trek fans are familiar with the Enterprise traveling to strange new worlds and that Gene Rodenberry created a future in which humans on earth eliminated war, money etc.
In Thy Kingdom Fall, Austin Dragon presents us with a different future for the end of the 21st Century. Although the Americans in this future enjoy the comforts of many technological advances - smart cars, smart houses, smart cities - this future is far from perfect. Certainly, this was not the vision of Madison and Jefferson. While crime has been significantly reduced, Americans have grown used to surveillance drones hovering over their cities.
Dragon masterfully looks at recent history and current trends to create this futuristic setting. Thus, America in the late 21st Century is completely secular, with the population proudly referring to themselves as "Pagans." In the future, the people of faith are the minority with the Pagans derisively referring to them as "Jew-Christians."
The book combines a murder mystery with political intrigue. A major conflict in the book focuses on the tension between the people of faith and the government. This tension presents challenging questions. How should a Christian respond when the government outlaws your Bibles? Should Christians live in separate communities or enclaves when the government is hostile toward you because of your faith? Should Christians launch surveillance and snatch missions that would make Mossad envious?
Austin Dragon has written an excellent book in Thy Kingdom Fall and I look forward to the release of the second book in the series as America moves closer to World War Three. -
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I am one of those people that think DNF statuses for books is a cop out. For those of you who don't know what DNF means, it's short for Did Not Finish. Now, sure, there are books that are hard to get into but 99.998% of the time, I'll push through. That way, I can at least give a full, informed evaluation of the book in question. But then I came across this book.
I first received Thy Kingdom Fall over a year ago from the publisher and I was super excited to dive into it. I thought that the premise was interesting and I was so glad that I was chosen to give it a read. That first day of reading, it was almost painful. I was forcing myself to read just one more sentence. Reading should be enjoyable. Reading became torture. So I put the book down. I do this every once in a while because sometimes, I'm just not in the right mindset. I picked it back up a few weeks later but had the same results again. And then again. And again. Over and over. I was on a nightmarish ferris wheel that no one would let me off of.
Finally, I put the book down for 3 months. I didn't think about it, didn't even glance at the cover. That was at the beginning of August. And now it's the 26th and finally, I'm going to stop beating a dead horse. I can't go any further with this novel.
Now keep in mind, there are tons of people who really enjoyed this book and you might be one of them. If it sounds awesome, check it out and let me know how it goes. I hope it goes better for you than it did for me. -
What if the current trend of our global society progressed to where we are completely government controlled in every aspect of our lives? What if we followed the current trends to the extent where we could see the tragic outcome of a society that is so technology-obsessed, sex-obsessed, religion-obsessed, control-obsessed, and politically-correct-obsessed? What if there were no more races? Would our government find other ways to re-classify people into groups to keep citizens divided in order to maintain control over its society? What if the Constitution is declared Unconstitutional, the Bible is replaced with The Good Bible, and religious groups are forced to live in walled enclaves segregated and made to participate in a government registry?
The atmosphere of this book pulls its reader into a futuristic pre- World War III global NWO where Paganism and Secularism are the primary view points to the extent that any type of religious expression is considered a hate crime which carries the price of a fine and/or imprisonment. A. Dragon has taken every current trend during present time and expanded on it in order to delve into what could be if current trends continue. It is a frightening prospect that explores the idea of taking what we feel is currently considered normal and moral and turns that concept on its head. Fraught with murder, conspiracy, deft political power play maneuvers and a dangerous dependency on technology fuses together to create a sprawling plot that will keep you turning the page. -
Thy Kingdom Fall is the provocative, debut thriller of author Austin Dragon-a dramatic mix of politics, religion, and intrigue set over 75 years in the future. In 2089, a former skin-runner-turned-star-reporter investigates the Washington DC daylight murder of the most powerful political king-maker in the nation. It is just the tip of a wider conspiracy and the start of a chain of events leading to the explosion of World War III. It is the first in the epic After Eden series
My thoughts:
This is a wonderful turn pager. I couldn’t believe the history that is depicted in this book. Lucifer, although no one deserves to die, was not a nice dude. His views on those who are religious are just mean. What intrigues me the most was how this society was supposed to have erased segregation and hate and yet it was oozing with it in thinly veiled guises by having it as law and terrorist attacks.
The thought that someone could be given this much power and abuse it for their own personal gain is scary to see.
Logan though is a mystery. What did he stumble upon? What is on the videos and audios he found? His interviews with Bishop Joe and Rabbi Susan how did these tip the scales?
What was interesting is how you needed to know the religious community vs. government history to scratch the surface of the animosity and the murders. -
This book had a very interesting storyline, but I still found myself putting it down a lot and having a hard time wanting to pick it up again. I finally finished it, and I will probably eventually finish the series. But, I'm not chomping at the bit to do so. The switching back and forth between time periods was awkward as I was reading on my kindle, although I think it would have been awkward in a printed copy, too. Although I agreed with a lot of the authors ideas, I still found the writing style to be too heavy-handed and preachy. I did not enjoy that and felt like it actually dragged the story down and caused the plot to slog along. The author could have taken out at least 80% of the preachy passages and the story would have moved at a much faster pace without losing any plot. Frankly, that would have made the book a much quicker, and more enjoyable read. Overall, I found the plot intriguing, but the execution was too preachy and drawn out for me. 3 stars
**Disclaimer** The author provided me with a free electronic copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed are entirely mine. -
3.5
This is a very political novel, and I will admit that it is not entirely up my alley. While I found it interesting, it was somewhat difficult for me to follow in its entirety since I was not able - due to time constraints - to read it all at once. I ended up reading bits and pieces here and there, and I think that that was to my detriment. It would've been much better had I been able to sit down and read it all at once. The premise is fascinating, and Dragon imagines a future in America very well - and scarily.
However, I did enjoy it, especially when I could sit down and actually focus on it. While I do not think I will be seeking out the sequel(s) to this novel, at least not immediately, I do think that this is a very interesting read.
Many thanks to Independent Book Publisher's Association and NetGalley for this novel to read and review!! -
I was sent this book for free and my review was not requested. All opinions I share are honest and of my own.
With that being said, I LOVED THIS BOOK!
When the author first contacted me regarding this book, I was a little hesitant. Although have read the "Left Behind" series as a child growing up in a Christian household (which is how he found my account) those novels aren't something I now gravitate towards. So reading this book I thought was going to be a journey for me, and a long one at that.
I was so pleasantly surprised that it was such a unique read, and his writing style isn't one that puts you to sleep; but keeps you intrigued and asking questions. It has a futuristic spin to it which I love, but he didn't keep out the technological side to it either; and that ultimately is what captured my attention.
I am excited to continue this journey! -
This was a well written book with okay characters. I usually do not read science fiction, but this book caught my eye. The year is 2089 and a man who has much power, Lucifer is his name was murdered and Logan a former skin runner who turned into a star reporter investigates and finds a huge mix of politics,intrigue and religion which is drawn out over 75 years.Even though he was an evil man Lucifer did not deserve to be murdered, there was a lot of history in this book. The society was supposed to have banished hatred and segregation, but not for all those in high places who used it it to their advantage.
Although this is not my normal genre I do recommend it to all those who would like to glance at the future.
Thank you Net Galley and IBPA. -
What happens when the Constitution is declared Unconstitutional, the Bible is replaced with The Good Bible, and religious groups are forced to live in walled enclaves? That’s the America of 2089. This book is full of adventure, and intrigue. The author shows a world that could develop a world where religion as we know it is seen as evil. While you may not agree with the world that the author portrays as a possible future, it does make you think a little about what’s going on in the world today, and how it could affect the world tomorrow. So if you want to read a book full of conspiracies, and what ifs this is the book for you. And I can’t wait for the next book in the series.
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All I can say is WOW. There is just so much information in this book, and it is very different from other books I have read. This joins various genres together into one sensory explosion and a mind-blowing experience.
I admit I got a wee bit lost at one point - having a brain that drains quickly certainly doesn't help - but it didn't take long to get back into the swing of things. What a fantastic start to a series, and I hope the rest is up to the same pedestal-height standard that has been set in this book.
This book was free as part of the author's BOGOF sale. This is an honest review and all opinions are my own. -
**ARC provided by NetGalley**
Brief Review: There are very few books I cannot finish, and this was one of them. I tried to finish--but unfortunately the book felt like Tea Party Propaganda. On top of all the time jumping and editorial mistakes, I just couldn't get through more than 40% of the book. I do think people who enjoy right wing philosophy would love this book, and the author has a lot of Promise in regards to his writing skills. Unfortunately, this book was just not for me.
