<![CDATA[Reason Reigns]]>

false <![CDATA[Reason Reigns]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215970437m/3728158.jpg 3728158 1 A novel of ideas with nonstop suspenseful action. Its theme is: "Heaven on Earth can be achieved when reason reigns." Plot Summary: Independent thinkers cannot be ruled, so die they must. Inventor Tony Connor is tied to the stake. Hugo, a healer, faces death. By decree, Governor Rod Gullio Sr. and Rudi Yani imprison innovator Leo Thomas. Builder and publisher Ron Balian is hunted. The most unexpected of saviors, young beau ideals, rise up. The thinkers escape to a godforsaken island. Full of conviction that to rule a human being is abhorrent, they enshrine individual rights. They live by the code that a moral man does not rule, nor can he be ruled by men. But the power-hungry pursue them fiercely. Chief Hunsec unleashes the full might of his empire upon the island. Head-Warlord Imman Kann and the Hunsec armada advance. The small country, impregnable due to its technology, suffers an unthinkable betrayal. The Hunsec moles exult as the adult islanders lie fallen! The green of young growth fend off the invaders. Ruled by reason, the proud, happy, productive heroes achieve Heaven on Earth. But the island is now a dark, backward hole. Mystery surrounds the fate of the heroes and their wondrous creations. The hunt is on. For the truth. For the heroes’ treasures. Alisa Connor, Ari Hugo, Frank Thomas, and young Ron Balian endeavor to rise. But great is the wrath of the destroyers. Between tyrants who crave to rule and thinkers who cannot be ruled, once again, the battle is joined. (end of synopsis) Explanation of the theme and plot: Religions usually claim that if you sacrifice, suffer, or do what religious leaders say is good, here on Earth, then, when you die - you go to heaven. Reason Reigns depicts the values and virtues that enable people to achieve heaven here and now. Two virtues are rationality and productivity. Rational people are reality-oriented; they revere reason. But virtuous people can thrive only if there is freedom. This is why my plot is about battles between "tyrants who crave to rule and thinkers who cannot be ruled." The latter cannot be ruled by men because they are ruled by reason. * In response to a Goodreads-friend's question: What is this book about? Reason Reigns depicts independent thinkers and their persecution for using their own minds instead of following traditions and the norms. My novel portrays their battles against rulers, power-lusters, socialists, and other tyrants who crave to enslave people. The characters love and respect themselves - they do not think humility is a virtue. They glorify happiness - they think suffering has no value and that one's own happiness is the purpose of life. They think self-sacrifice is evil. They revere individual rights. They stand for freedom. They cannot be ruled by men because they are ruled by reason. Reason Reigns honors independent thinkers, science, and technology. An excerpt from this article: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/92797.In_Your_Hands_Dear_Reader On the book’s front cover is a sculpture of a naked woman triumphantly raising a torch, arms stretched high above her head, body straight and proud, feet firmly atop a skull over a thick book. Showing man’s goodness and efficacy, the sculpture represents the values depicted in Reason Reigns. The woman’s exalted pose is a salute to man’s intellectual and creative power. The sculpture is entitled: The Power of Science over Death. The sculptor, Dr. Jose Rizal, a polymath and polyglot, was executed by tyrants at age 35. Reason Reigns starts with an oath to uphold the Constitution enshrining the principle that the only purpose of law and of government is the protection of individual rights. The revelry that follows is a total departure from the nation’s tradition of honoring humility, sacrifice, and suffering. Seething with self-righteousness and envy, cabal members scheme to cut down the proud, happy, independent thinkers with one blow, and then seize the legendary heroes’ treasures. Alisa Connor acts on her convictions at the risk of her life. But defeating evil is not the most difficult battle in Part 1. Young Ron Balian, who thinks reason and faith can coexist, parallel to each other, in the same man, chooses a perfect life of probity over his own life, a child’s, and his beloved’s. To save his daughter, as well as Alisa and Ron, Dr. Ari Hugo must race against time in unraveling the secrets of the underground chambers, a mystery confounding searchers over the decades. * I hope you visit this group: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/89399.Reason_Reigns Thank you so much, Ilyn 3771913 14 5 2008 Reason Reigns total:28|5:16|4:8|3:3|2:3|1:0| 28 117 259 18 5 3 false false Sun Jan 25 17:28:09 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 01 07:43:39 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 05 15:34:49 -0800 2009
*********below is my previous review****
I am having to read it online since ...more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 21:41:14 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 21:54:41 -0700 2008 once I found this book to be a page turner with great characters, mesmerizing, enthralling. The way it was written made it very easy on the eyes. The plot was different for me because you just never knew which character wouldn't make it. Toward the end the suspense was riveting. A good read for ...more...]]> 0 3 false false Sat Jul 12 06:02:08 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 19:16:57 -0700 2008 5 3 false false Thu Jul 17 16:18:22 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 16:20:50 -0700 2008
suggested for children and adults alike.

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ISBN: 9781601454140
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com, 08/08
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Reason Reigns is not a quick or easy read, but it is fascinating. If I correctly surmise Ilyn Ross’s purpose in writing this book, she wanted us to think or perhaps...more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Jan 15 11:11:11 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 11:14:14 -0800 2009 0 2 false false Thu Dec 11 17:39:17 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 17:40:27 -0800 2008 0 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 07:42:13 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 19:27:55 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 02:36:21 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 01:18:31 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Thu Jul 17 16:28:02 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 16:28:59 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Thu Jul 17 16:31:54 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 16:32:18 -0700 2008 3 0 true false Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 07:45:42 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 08:56:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 09:18:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 16:05:12 -0700 2009
I found the typeface/spacing a bit distracting. It gave the book the look more of a textbook you'd encounter during your studies than a novel.

As a novel, I feel it doesn't fully suc...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Apr 25 07:24:09 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 07:27:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jul 30 23:21:49 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 05:55:28 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 23:21:49 -0700 2009 Ayn Rand. Engaging and not boring. ]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 14:21:33 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 09:42:43 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 04:01:40 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 04:39:10 -0700 2009 http://absorbedinwords.blogspot.com/2009...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 15:58:27 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:58:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 11 06:17:02 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 06:17:09 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3728158