“These fanatics aren’t fighting for our land, but for our destruction. They think in slogans and talk in bullets. Such men can’t be reasoned with, only fought . . .”
Randal Knox never wanted to be a leader. But as the firstborn son of the Prime Minister, he seemed fated to a life in politics. Fleeing his family’s plans, Randal enlists with the armored infantry, thinking he’ll be safe on the snowy border with neighboring Abkhenazia.
When followers of the Prophet take control of Abkhenazia, his haven turns to hell. A vast army of zealots invades New Geneva, routing its tiny defense force and sending the remnants fleeing for their lives. Randal is forced to take charge of a small band of survivors, sheltering them in the mountain city of Providence.
With Providence under the iron rule of Colonel Gregor Tsepashin, Randal faces a choice. Will he hide safely in catacombs beneath the city, or embrace his calling?
The militia cells are scattered. His only allies are a turncoat Abkhenazi, a mad Belorussian immigrant, a beautiful but green medic, and a handful of armored infantry.
It will take all the faith he has to lead his people to freedom.
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Congrats John! Every 30 years history repeats itself, and the proverbial “they” are re-making “Red Dawn” and “Dirty Dancing.” I think your new novel, which you called a mixture of “Red Dawn” and “Starship Troopers” will fit in with the newest entertainment offerings that seem to be tapping into the collective yearning for a decade when the U.S. people knew that their country was the cream of the crop. I can’t wait until it’s out on paperback. I’ll be buying a copy for sure.
Pat!
It’s great to hear from you, man. I’ve been crazy at work lately and bad about correspondence. I think a Red Dawn/Dirty Dancing mashup would make for good fiction…
Thanks for the encouraging words. I know exactly what you mean - I found an old Cold War action novel today in the Embassy loaner library and missed the moral clarity of that age. It’s less fun having an amorphous, transnational threat such as terrorism - I want totalitarian dictators with boatloads of nukes.
Miss ya, by the way. We haven’t found a circle of friends like we had with ThinkTank. How are things these days?