The Flight Of The Barbarous Relic

by George Ford Smith

We're told by experts that the Fed is our number one inflation fighter, our protector against economic meltdown. Certainly, any person who cares about our country would accord it only the highest respect. But Preston Mathews wants to destroy the Fed. And he's apparently surrendered everything -- including the woman he loves -- to do so. Who is this renegade who wishes to bring back the dark days of despair, as his critics charge? He's the Fed's top gun, the lord of interest rates . . . the chairman of the Federal Reserve. Combining a high-energy plot with scholarly research, The Flight of the Barbarous Relic pits the entrenched forces of inflation against a growing underground movement that builds to a showdown between the world's two most powerful men . . . with the fate of the country hanging on the outcome.

Genres: Fiction

286 pages, Paperback

First published January 30, 2008

Reviews

[T.C.]

I was definitely a fan of this one and I can't believe it has so few ratings/reviews. A definite hidden gem, and one that, despite it being released so long ago, provided the perfect storyline and warnings of just how far government can and will go to maintain its power.

I went into this one believing it would be a tale of how the government would simply try to "justify" its endless warfare-welfare state via the fiat currency that relies on its survival by looking to keep the masses' confidence in paper money.

But it was much, much more than that, with the government going as far as to try and censor a few viewpoints it didn't like via its own browser issued to the public. That may have sounded conspiratorial back in the late 2000s, but fast-forward to 2024, and it's something I wouldn't put past them.

[Beth Haynes]

I am not even going to finish this book--although I am probably 80% of the way through. As a novel, it's poorly written, though I like the plot idea. As economics, it a stretch--bordering on conspiratorial. There are much better books to spend my time on.

[Steve]

Exceptional fun read that also teaches! Recommended!

[Joel]

Cardboard characters, contrived plot and final "major speech" ala John Galt but missed it by a mile. Disappointing to say the least.