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Model Number: 0425220230
Brand: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Online Retailer ID: 0425220230
Located in: BOOK, Fiction, Action And Adventure
All over the world, the enemies of the United States Plot its destruction, and enemies are everywhere: from the deserts of the Middle East... to the jungles of Central America... to the very heart of the United States... It begins with a tragedy.Air Force One crashes into the ocean, and the president and first lady are confirmed dead -- ushering in a new Washington regime... It continues with an attack.An apocalyptic explosion tears through Yellowstone National Park, with foreign terrorists named as the culprits... It ends with one soldier.Long operating secretly in Sudan, Army Lieutenant Adam Burch receives word that both of his parents have vanished. Going AWOL, Burch returns to the United States to find them. Instead he finds a nation under siege from within: Freedom is a memory, fear rules with an iron hand, and those in power are willing to sacrifice millions of lives to achieve their sinister goals -- unless Burch can stop them... A fast-paced thriller with a dark twist. The crash of Air Force One and a catastrophic volcanic eruption leave a starving, demoralized population with no leader. When the Vice President takes charge and imposes martial law, Lieutenant Adam Burch must find a way to save freedom. The crash of Air Force One and a catastrophic volcanic eruption leave a starving, demoralized population with no leader. When the Vice President takes charge and imposes martial law, Lieutenant Adam Burch must find a way to save freedom, in this debut from a former Washington insider. Original.
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You have to get this book!
By FroostaPrickle1969Verified Purchaser from DE on 2/1/2008
Pros:
Deserves Multiple Readings, Engaging Characters, Page Turner, Suspenseful, Well Written
Best Uses:
Gift, Older Readers, Reference, Travel Reading, Younger Readers
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Bookworm
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I had to keep reading to find out what would happen next. There were things to like and dislike in most of the characters. These are people portrayed in oscillating shades of gray that makes them more believable, and very human. For those seeking to read a novel that operates in extremes, black and white absolutes, or clearly drawn lines of good and evil should read a children's book. Stanley Gallon is a master of the reversal, meaning that what you expect something should be isn't; and what should be taboo becomes the only hope for the restoration of liberty. But he does it in such a subtle and polished way that you don't even realize what he did until you finish the book and start thinking about it. I would love to throw in an example here but if I did it would be a spoiler and I can't stand reading spoilers.

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