A Bright Shore
The Eden Chronicles, Book 1
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Marc Vietor
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By:
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S.M. Anderson
About this listen
Western civilization has had its run.
The West's own governments are giving up, have already lost, or are leading the charge to something else. This doesn't sit well with those who believe in liberty. This is the story of a people who have lost the political fight, they've lost the culture wars, they haven't seen a level playing field in a generation, and they are about to be made serfs. None of that matters. They're leaving....
Fresh starts are never easy. This is the first book in a story about a new world, different enemies, and old luggage.
Author's note: We've all consumed sci-fi or speculative fiction where the dystopian backdrop is some form of fascism - usually portrayed as conservatism run amok. This is not that kind of book. The backdrop of this book is a socialist and corporate statist disaster on a global scale. It is basically fascism arising from the left. I had to give the protagonists a reason to do what they do.... As such there are numerous disturbing scenes within, portraying everything from socialized medicine, five-year economic plans and government-enforced serfdom. If you think any of that sounds like a panacea for the future, you will not like this book.
The debut novel from a former CIA operations officer who has decided that his lifelong writing habit/hobby/obsession is more fun than "real" work.
©2018 S.M. Anderson (P)2020 Podium AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,666
When a viral apocalypse kills 97 percent of the people on the planet, the survivors' humanity is hanging by a thread. Amid the leftovers of civilization, ex-Army Ranger Jason Larsen is reminded of the meaning of hope, family, and loyalty by a dog and a young boy who are as alone as he is. The survivors he seems to collect become family, and that is very bad news for those who think they run the apocalypse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent book!
- By K. Rintala on 07-26-20
By: S.M. Anderson
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Reap What You Sow
- Seasons of Man, Book 2
- By: S.M. Anderson
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,233
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,125
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,115
"The Suck" - the virus that claimed 97 percent of humanity - is gone. The arrival of other survivors with a different take on the future may be as dangerous as the virus itself. In the middle, with their hands on the scales, is a group of former soldiers and civilians who survived the virus in Antarctica. They’ve arrived to find a dead world, with no rules. The best-selling story of Jason, Pro, and Rachel continues where End of Summer, book one of the Seasons of Man series, left off.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You need to read all S. M. Anderson's books.
- By J.J. on 11-23-20
By: S.M. Anderson
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Gods of War
- The Last Marines, Book 1
- By: William S. Frisbee Jr.
- Narrated by: John Pirhalla
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 149
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 133
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 132
After more than 20 years in special operations, USMC Gunnery Sergeant Wolf Mathison wasn’t looking forward to retirement when—implanted with an experimental artificial intelligence—he deployed on his last mission with a platoon of Marine Raiders being sent to the Jovian moon Europa. The USS Jefferson was destroyed en route, though, and only Mathison and three other marines survived. Trapped in stasis, they were hurled into the outer reaches of the solar system, where they wouldn’t be found for hundreds of years.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I good. Really no good
- By Rodney on 02-04-23
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The Sword of Jupiter
- Imperium, Book 1
- By: Travis Starnes
- Narrated by: Kevin Kemp
- Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 301
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 300
During the test flight of a prototype faster-than-light craft, Lt. Commander Ky is flung into an ancient past that never existed. Rome has fallen, defeated by the mighty Carthaginian Empire, its survivors chased off the continent and onto what had been the remote province of Britannia. Hounded by the Carthaginians bent on conquering the known world, Rome is on the verge of destruction. Stranded and alone, except for a tactical AI implanted in his head, Ky has lost everything and must find a way to live in a world different than anything he's ever known.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good, but only half of book.
- By Paul on 12-30-22
By: Travis Starnes
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To Turn the Tide
- Make the Darkness Light
- By: S. M. Stirling
- Narrated by: Dean Gallagher
- Length: 19 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Everyone could see it coming. But one man could do something about it. Oh, he couldn't avert the nuclear holocaust, but a scientist in Austria, ruthlessly using billions of research dollars for his own purposes, set himself up and out: he created a time machine, and filled a warehouse with low-tech survival gear. Too bad he didn't get to use it himself. Instead, a team of American grad students, led by their professor, is sent back to the late Roman Empire. Even though they are experts in this time and place, they are about to realize that books and actual experience are very different things.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Start it out o k then just got stupid
- By wilfred fournier on 05-10-25
By: S. M. Stirling
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The Tinderbox: Soldier of Indira
- A Tinderbox Standalone
- By: Lou Diamond Phillips
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray, Julia Whelan
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 434
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 385
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 385
Two worlds at war will bring them together…or tear them apart. Everson didn't want to be a soldier. His parents forced him to serve, as all good Indiran men should. The only problem? His first battle against their mortal enemies goes horribly wrong, and he winds up stranded on the enemy planet. Now, Everson has to survive in this strange new land where everyone is out to get him. Not to mention the planet Mano is covered in unforgiving desert. And he's the target of traitors who want to use him in a dastardly plot to overthrow their mad king, Xander the Firm.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Who would have thought?
- By Willis Burns on 10-20-20
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Tall Order
- Shadow Host, Book 1
- By: K. Gorman
- Narrated by: Erin Bateman
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
Reuben Shirano is the worst kind of criminal: smart, ruthless, and with no lines he won't cross. He runs a tight, sophisticated operation backed by the powerful Tsai-Shirano conglomerate, proving time and time again to be untouchable by the system’s governing bodies. In other words, he’s precisely the type of person Captain Soo-jin Dokgo tries to avoid. But sometimes, you only get one little chance to bring an asshole to justice. She and the crew of Huli Jing are determined to bring him down and kick him where it hurts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A rollicking great ride of a science fiction story
- By Susan Ratner on 05-13-25
By: K. Gorman
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After It Happened: Publisher's Pack
- After It Happened, Book 1, 2
- By: Devon C. Ford
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,717
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,316
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,310
This omnibus edition contains Survival (book 1) and Humanity (book 2) of the After It Happened series.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I really wanted to like these series
- By Midwestbonsai on 03-17-18
By: Devon C. Ford
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Mongol Moon
- Mongol Moon, Book 1
- By: Mark Sibley
- Narrated by: Terry Schappert
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 172
For years, while Iran and North Korea kept Western diplomats busy, China and Russia have been quietly seeding the US with spies and soldiers. Now, a silent army of occupation lurks inside US borders, and for America, it is already too late. When the assault begins—via an EMP strike that disables the US electrical grid and neutralizes her defenses all in one fell swoop—the US is caught completely unprepared. The nation is lost, and it is up to ordinary citizens to defend their cities, towns, neighborhoods, or even just their families.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent first entry
- By Sapper Hawk on 02-21-24
By: Mark Sibley
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The Ascendant Wars: Hellfire
- A Military Sci-fi Series
- By: Rhett C. Bruno, M.B. Vance
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 163
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Story4 out of 5 stars 139
Humanity has been banished to a distant star. Left to fight over resources rationed to them by mysterious machine-overlords known as Wardens. Commander Rylan Holt labors against inter-colony arms trafficking when an informant gives him horrific news. The ruthless cartel boss, Lilith, has stockpiled outlawed weapons of mass destruction. Worse, she claims to have permission from the Wardens to unleash them upon the system.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Pointless and depressing
- By bookloveranne on 07-26-23
By: Rhett C. Bruno, and others
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First Command
- By: Michael Simon
- Narrated by: Ryan Kennard Burke
- Length: 16 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4 out of 5 stars 38
Fresh out of the Academy, Ensign Cole Jackson’s first posting to Freedom couldn’t have come at a worse time. All over the Alliance, planets and colonies are suddenly under attack by the vicious Coven Empire. Freedom and her sister ship, Hood, are ambushed by alien warships, leaving Hood drifting dead in the void. Cole is ordered to salvage parts from the powerless Hood, but when he arrives on the unpowered hulk, Freedom is called away, marooning him and a group of malcontent techs in deep space.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Military Sci-Fi, Exploding Consoles, and a Rookie
- By Thomas Dailey on 04-09-25
By: Michael Simon
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The Forever Ship
- Starship Omega, Book 1
- By: Scott Bartlett, Joshua James
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 289
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 254
When the Ornu came, they took Earth in a single night. Humanity never stood a chance. Now, they force us to crew their ships and fight their wars for them. They hold Earth hostage, and if we refuse to do their bidding, they’ll lay waste to our precious blue marble. Slaughtering the billions who live there. But when Captain Bill Henderson is sent to claim a small moon for his masters, he finds something they never accounted for. An ancient warship – a behemoth abandoned for millennia by a species that reached its peak at the dawn of the universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another home run!
- By David Perry on 05-26-24
By: Scott Bartlett, and others
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Into the Storm
- Destroyermen, Book 1
- By: Taylor Anderson
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,357
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,363
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,361
Pressed into service when World War II breaks out in the Pacific, the USS Walker---a Great-War vintage "four-stacker" destroyer---finds itself in full retreat from pursuit by Japanese battleships. Its captain, Lieutenant Commander Matthew Patrick Reddy, knows that he and his crew are in dire straits. In desperation, he heads Walker into a squall, hoping it will give them cover---and emerges somewhere else.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It just never grabbed me.
- By Lore on 05-01-12
By: Taylor Anderson
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National Security
- Vince Carver Spy Thriller, Book 1
- By: Matt Sloane
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 147
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 135
Vince Carver left the CIA with a dead friend and a close call. So much for so-called intelligence work. No longer knowing what he was fighting for, Carver switched to the private sector and swore he'd never go back. Armed with the elite skills of a special operator, he now leads a team of security specialists far from the battlefield. But everything changes when his convoy is ambushed on American soil. The three-letter agencies all want a piece of him, and the CIA is front and center.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved Vince
- By Patricia Farr on 08-17-24
By: Matt Sloane
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Stand Alone
- Wolfhounds, Book 1
- By: John Van Stry
- Narrated by: Kyf Brewer
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 209
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 191
Chase had it all planned out. Do a little time in one of the emperor's jails, say a four-year stretch, for getting rid of some trash that no one would miss, and when he got out, the path to leadership would be wide open. Unfortunately, his bastard of a father, the same one who left his mother to die in poverty and him to run wild on the streets, took an interest. Seeing him sitting on the bench when his case went to court was a shock. But not as big a shock as being sentenced to ten years in the Imperial Navy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Review with Spoilers
- By Ranger_1997 on 03-15-24
By: John Van Stry
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Prepper's Apocalypse Complete Box Set
- By: anthony newman
- Narrated by: Miles Meili
- Length: 18 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 357
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 338
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Story4 out of 5 stars 338
EMP blasts started the apocalypse during Tom and his family's return flight to San Francisco from Hawaii. Surviving the crash only caused them to confront the chaos of the apocalypse head-on. Their fellow survivors were helpless and lacked the skills to survive. Tom, his sister, and their grandma survive the perilous trip from San Francisco to their ranch in Southern Oregon using their prepper skills to keep them alive during the anarchy around them. They continue to lead a small band of friends through the chaos and anarchy that has shattered their world.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I tried a second time…couldn’t do it
- By Adam on 08-11-22
By: anthony newman
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A Learning Experience, Book 1
- By: Christopher G. Nuttall
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,826
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,684
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,682
When a bunch of interstellar scavengers approach Earth intending to abduct a few dozen humans and sell them into slavery in the darkest, they make the mistake of picking on Steve Stuart and his friends, ex-military veterans all. Unprepared for humans who can actually fight, unaware of the true capabilities of their stolen starships, the scavengers rapidly lose control of the ship - and their lives.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great concept / Hated the prosletyzing
- By Alton J Henley on 08-12-16
Good story, I enjoy it so much I bought the next 2
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This guy sees the future...
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Out of this world
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Different Perspective
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That quote by Ronald Reagan has always been a favorite, and it presents an interesting dilemma - hypothetically, to where could one escape as authoritarianism grows and liberty wanes. Seasteading? Mars? Both unlikely for the ordinary person in our lifetime, and frankly not far enough away.
Of course this novel does not present a realistic answer to that dilemma, but it does present an appealing fantasy crafted as a fast paced and entertaining thriller. It is well written with great characters. And sometimes a brief escape into a well crafted fantasy is all you need.
A fast paced and entertaining SF thriller
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I really enjoyed it!
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Great Book
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Victor is excellent!
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Outstanding
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A different perspective
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