Overview
"In 2148, a charismatic politician, Reuben Rogov, wins the presidency. During his first term, he brings peace to the Mideast, stares down Russia and China, solves the border crisis, and conquers the Phoenix-75 virus. Due to his unparalleled success, he is viewed as a sociopolitical messiah, and no opponent dares to run against him. Once Rogov secures his second term by acclimation, multiple problems arise. Most Americans trust the President, but a few think he created the problems to control the people. A young Houston couple, Darien and Marisa, are caught up in this melee. Marisa, a budding politician, moves to Washington to work for NatGov, but Darien, a struggling Sci-fi author, stays behind. Chaos disrupts their lives as they attempt to maintain a long-distance relationship. Darien's grandfather believes a passage from the Book of Daniel describes the situation: ""By means of peace, he shall destroy many."" Is this stark prophecy about to come true?"
Full Product Details
Author: Don Johnston
Publisher: Don Johnston
Imprint: Don Johnston
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9798985645446
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 15 March 2024
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""A chilling, futuristic tale of freedom lost."" Kirkus Reviews ""As the novel draws to a close, readers will long for a sequel (and hope it's not already too late)."" Kirkus Reviews ""...a thought-provoking experience that that will immerse fans of political thrillers in a complex and highly engaging web of intrigue from start to finish."" Readers' Favorite Book Reviews"
Author Information
I was born in East Texas a long time ago and grew up with a sister and a brother. When I was five years old, I found a tattered science book with several pages missing. The first intact page showed a monarch butterfly emerging from a chrysalis. I believe that incident was the ah-ha moment that drew me into the world of science.Upon completing high school, I joined the Air Force and served as a jungle survival instructor in Panama for three years. While in Panama, I wrote a weekly gossip column for the base newspaper. Following my military service, I enrolled in Stephen F. Austin State University and got married. After graduating with a degree in biology and chemistry, we moved to Houston where our only child, a son, was born.During the early years of my career as a chemist and biologist, I wrote numerous technical articles and research reports, some of which were published in trade journals. However, during that time, I wrote no fiction.Seventy-five years after the monarch butterfly incident, I retired from the corporate world and began to write fiction as a hobby.
