Heroes Proved

Peter Newman #4

by Oliver North

A gripping, tightly crafted, action-packed thriller from the man President Ronald Reagan called “an American hero.” #1 bestselling author Oliver North applies his extensive experience as a combat-decorated U.S. Marine and counterterrorism expert in this explosive novel of global intrigue, military action, and cutting-edge suspense. It’s the year 2032, and the president claims America is now safe from terror. We’re told Iranian nuclear weapons no longer menace our citizens. Leaders in Washington insist that United Nations treaties and innovative technologies can protect us and assure peace in our time. To save money, “Progressives,” holding power in our capital, have cut the U.S. Armed Forces to the bone. But when the city of Houston is targeted by suicide bombers—and Dr. Martin Cohen, America’s foremost physicist, is kidnapped—the brilliantly executed attack sends shock waves around the globe. The price of fuel skyrockets. With the U.S. economy on the brink of catastrophe, leaders in Washington look for a scapegoat—instead of our missing scientist. Enter Peter Newman, a highly decorated U.S. Marine war hero, veteran of multiple high-risk covert operations—and Naval Academy roommate of Dr. Marty Cohen. The precarious quest to find and rescue his friend puts the entire Newman family in lethal peril—and exposes the most ominous threat to the United States in our nation’s history. Only someone who has actually “been there, done that” could write this book. Filled with heart-stopping action, authentic detail, and blistering tension, Heroes Proved is the most riveting work yet from national security expert, master novelist, and real-life war hero Oliver North.

Genres: Fiction, Thriller, Military Fiction, Politics, Espionage, Adventure, Mystery Thriller

416 pages, Hardcover

First published November 20, 2012

Reviews

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 4 out of 5]

In 2032 America has given up many of the rights of its citizens to the United Nations which is functioning like a world government. They have lost the freedom of speech, press, and religion as well as the right to own guns. Every citizen is implanted with a microchip that allows their every movement to be tracked. When terrorists attack a scientific convention in Houston, Texas, and kidnap a retired admiral, the Newman family becomes involved. The first female president has struck a deal with the Islamic world as she seeks re-election. She makes James Newman the scapegoat and orders him found and killed. Retired Colonel Oliver North paints a very realistic and chilling future for America in this hard to put down novel.

[Grover · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seems somewhat prophetic with the current events and how they could already be except for the Trump Presidency

[Mh Weyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

This held a lot of potential. I had read his first book in the series when it came out almost 20 years ago. Did not realize this was the fourth book in the series or I would have brushed up on it and read the missing books first.
I listened to this on audio which likely influenced my opinion of the book a bit. The narrator sounds robotic half the time. It was also incredibly hard to follow at times due to unmentioned flashbacks and no easy way to look back at technical term explanations. Didn’t work well as an audiobook.
Oliver north, due to military and government background, loves acronyms. I found this a challenge too. Some acronyms were never explained and some were but then used with so many other acronyms in a sentence it was hard to keep it all straight.
I think the book would have been easier to follow had I read the other books immediately prior.
All that is to say, the storyline was eerily similar to what is happening currently in our government/society, albeit a bit more idealistic in its outlook. (Written almost ten years ago though) Not a comfortable book, but quite interesting as a reflection of society.
Appreciate the non-preachy Christian elements in the book.
Not as well written but similar to Joel Rosenberg’s fiction.

[Berry Muhl · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I agree with Ollie on several key points, I don't see eye to eye with him on a few. I don't regard the DEA as the single most heroic and integrous agency in government. I don't see the legalization of drugs as the potential disaster that he describes as a fait accompli by the time the events in this novel unfold, circa 2032.

But I do agree with him that progressivism represents a clear and present danger to American society, and that sharp reductions in our military readiness can have drastic repercussions to national security.

This book is a great deal more preachy (in both a secular and religious sense) than its counterparts from Orson Scott Card, but is still well-written and very well-informed, regarding military practice, government activity, and the likely state of near-future technology. It drags in places where exposition and explication of technology and future-past history, but the action, while episodic, is explosive enough to propel the story toward a reasonably satisfactory conclusion.

[Ed · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the last volume of the Peter Newman series. This takes place in the year 2032, so when that year comes like all science fiction novels of the future, the events will probably be no where near to actual events of 2032. However it was very exciting and enjoyable to read. I only wish that they would have put the list of abbreviations in the front of the book instead of the rear. I didn't look for a list since I thought that they would be in the front, so reading through the abbreviations, I missed some of the meanings and flow of the story. I recommend that you read volumes 1 to 3 first, before you tackle this volume.

[William M · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good start, but abrupt ending.

A disappointing end to the otherwise excellent Peter Newman series. Seems to be building to a climax and then it seems like the writers quit, bringing the story to a close in a few pages that show little imagination. Wish I hadn’t bought and invested my time and money in it.

[Mark · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is a scary book. If we let the political leaders continue on their current path. The book was kinda boring for the first 80 percent. the other books in the series were much better. This book finally got good after the bomb went off. I would not recommend this book. I read it just to finish the series.

[Pete · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an entertaining series but the last novel is the weakest of the lot primarily because the author tries to use it as a platform for stating his own religious and political views. There is some good action in the story and the references to some guy named Oliver North were funny so it still has some appeal.

[SRK · Rating 2 out of 5]

There was great material here for a story, but it was overshadowed by the right wing propaganda. I'm no theologian, but equating the Bible with guns seems like blasphemy to me.

[Mike Sarratt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book by Oliver North. This book follows the trilogy of Peter Newman with his son, James. Good story line, suspenseful, and good ending. Worth reading!!!

[Ris · Rating 1 out of 5]

Tried 3x to start, got to about page 80. Like the man, but stylistically this is not my idea of good fiction. Simply cannot make myself go further.

[Sam Foster Couch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Read

This was another amazing Peter Newman book. It had suspense, and action. I read it in about 1 week. I recommend you read.

[Devin Coryell · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 / 5

[Tom Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent adventure, occasionally bogging through technical, military jargon.

[Linda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I couldn’t finish this book. It was filled with acronyms and very boring. Looked like the story of Oliver North.

[E. L. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book.

[Johnny · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s hard to know what to make of Oliver North, the nefarious chief of subversion of the constitution under a President revered by some and despised by others. Here is a man who was sucked into the shadow world of conducting an illegal war based on spurious evidence and yet, he is considered by many a hero—a paradigm of virtue. Oliver North is, in his own description and my preferred terminology, a “believer.” He espouses a “born again” Christianity and undergirds much of the plot in Heroes Proved (phrase taken from the third verse of America the Beautiful. I am also a “believer,” with all the gratitude for being “born again” and “saved by grace.”

What’s hard to understand is how an author who has his characters (at least, the “good” guys) pray before every meal and every mission, an author who ensures that most of the characters we care about who die are “sure” of their eternal security, and an author who espouses the values of the U.S. Constitution could have admired the President he served (one who narrowly missed a rape charge in his acting days, rarely attended church or held services/prayer meetings in the White House, and who so blatantly disregarded the will of the people and the constitutional authority of Congresss—particularly Congressional oversight of war powers) and have participated in the cocaine-powered covert actions he authorized. Strangely, we hold some of the same values with regard to freedom and we take our marching orders from the same Holy Bible. Yet, I recognize (as North does partially in the epilogue) that no human institution (including but not exclusive to political parties) has a monopoly on good or evil. I agree with North that many so-called “Progressives” find it easier to torpedo Christianity and Christian values than to recognize the value in authentic biblical perspectives, but I feel like some of his caricatures of the evil Hillary Clinton clone (complete with a suicide attempt by a “Vic” Foster instead of a “Vince” Foster and a Director of National Intelligence named Stanley Turner instead of “Stansfield Turner”) were cheap shots.

But the lower rating isn’t just because of my philosophical (and, at times, philosophical differences) with the author. There are some aspects of the novel that I considered very weak. North uses a recurring conceit where he ends a chapter with statements like the characters didn’t know the half of it, the protagonists didn’t know how bad it could get, or this observation about danger was an understatement. Once or twice, that might have worked, but after a while, it was just grating on the nerves. And, let’s talk about coincidence!

Having the right person be in a duty-roster shifting position such that key information keeps coming from that individual? Having a member of one person’s Bible Study class suddenly be privy to sensitive intelligence? Having a major character end up with thousands of unregistered communication devices (as a result of a Justice Department investigation) to use as “burners” while on the run or involved in covert actions? Having so many of the major characters be believers who really respected each other since college or military academy? Having a British special forces vet retired to the exact remote spot in the world where he would be needed? And what was that deus ex machine at the end? North didn’t hit a hard word count because he followed up with the longest epilogue I’ve ever seen. I also felt like his two references to himself as a “martyr” to the Progressives was just a little too self-serving for my taste. And, I felt like some of the scenes came off as too preachy (both in terms of politics and faith).

I know what you’re thinking (if you’re still bothering to read this), if it’s so bad, why even give it two stars? Well, I really appreciate the fact that, even though this is set in the future, the military initialisms and acronyms are authentic and the procedures have a verisimilitude. I liked the idea of the “tail wagging the dog” scenario because unscrupulous politicians have done this on numerous occasions (just not with the vehemence described here). I liked the occasional quotation such as the one ascribed to John Paul Jones on p. 237, “In matters of principle, be deaf to expediency.”

To be honest, I share some of the same concerns that North puts in the mouths of his characters and I certainly appreciate that blessing, promise, and prayer play more of a role in this book that the foul language of a Tarantino does in his films. But I’m just not sure how to parse my feelings about Oliver North. Maybe, I need to offer the same kind of ambiguity toward him that I wish he had shown more of toward Progressives.

[John Nevola · Rating 5 out of 5]

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What will America look like in 2032?

Imagine a country where every citizen is implanted with a device to monitor their communications and track their location, where there is a six month waiting list to purchase a firearm, where scouting is illegal and gasoline is $17 per gallon leaving most of the highways virtually empty.

Now imagine the world America is a part of. A world where Israel has already been attacked with a nuclear weapon in 2020, a Caliphate runs the Middle East, Sharia Law rules in Europe, numerous United Nations treaties trump the Constitution, a global currency (called the GEX) replaces the dollar, the United Sates military has been weakened to the point of having to resort to hiring mercenaries to effect foreign policy, tyrannical socialist progressives run the government and the dictatorial President is the wife of a former President.

This is part of the backdrop that author Oliver North provides upon which he constructs a compelling and exciting adventure yarn. A prominent energy scientist, on the verge of a huge breakthrough discovery, has been kidnapped. The United States Government seems not to care. Kidnapped by whom and for what purpose? That question supplies the mysterious plot. Who in the country remains loyal enough to the Constitution to mount a rescue mission? That provides the story.

Heroes Proved is both a cautionary tale as well as a darn good action yarn. The writing is crisp and the theme remains gripping throughout. It only slows down a bit when describing the family backgrounds of the many family members of the main protagonist and abbreviations abound throughout, sometimes compelling the reader to reference the glossary which detracts from the riveting narrative. The chapters describing a ship foundering in hurricane-tossed seas are among the best descriptions of maritime chaos ever written. The military action scenes could only have been written by someone who smelled the blood and powder and strained to see through the fog of war.

The overall theme is highly credible given the trajectory our country is on at the present time. It's highly likely many of the predictions in this book will become fact. If this prescient book serves to bend the future curve back to a more traditional America, with the values of personal liberty and individual freedom our founders envisioned with the Constitution, it will have served a great and noble purpose.

If not, we'll just have to settle for a good read and mourn for America.

Insofar as the unusual title, it's not all that strange once explained near the end of the book. Don't cheat and go there right away. Read your way to the end, you'll enjoy it!


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[Shannon McDermott · Rating 4 out of 5]

What will the world be like in twenty years? A mess, you’ll say. But will it be as big a mess as having a nuclear ayatollah in Tehran, a Caliph ruling Jerusalem, and a Mafia-style president in the Oval Office?

Heroes Proved is Oliver North’s fourth military thriller. I began it directly after reading a dystopian novel called Swipe, and I soon came to feel I had gone from one dystopian novel to another. If a team of conservatives were to construct their perfect nightmare, it would look much like the America, and world, of Heroes Proved.

This book cuts across many genres: Primarily an action novel, but also a techno-thriller with a dystopian slant and social commentary. A religious element is peppered, plain and unashamed, throughout the narrative. Alongside it, there is a thick strand of political intrigue. The president, though often appearing, is never named; in Oliver North’s books, the president is mentioned frequently, but never by name.

But the president in Mission Compromised who loathed the military, pulled out of Somalia, and ran a chronically disorganized White House was a lot like Bill Clinton. The president in Assassins who was as punctual as a Marine, known for his time in the gym, who had a Defense secretary named Dan and a political advisor named Carl Rose – well, that wasn’t hard to figure out.

In Heroes Proved, the “Madam President” whose husband was president before her, who was often rude or demeaning to staff, with a subordinate named Vic Foster who suffered an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head – she is … Hillary Clinton, in an alternative universe.

Much of the interest and even fun of Heroes Proved is in tracing the connections to real life. The book may be properly labeled speculative. It is always asking, “What if, in the future …” What if America repressed free speech in the name of tolerance and fairness? What if Iran goes nuclear? What if a new Caliphate is established?

All these projections of current events are interesting. Noticing that Larry Walsh, the Madam President’s corrupt counsel, was also the name of the special prosecutor in the Iran-contra scandal is merely fun.

Considered on its proficiency as a novel, Heroes Proved would be marked a few demerits. The dialogue is not always entirely believable. The prose, although cleanly written and efficient to its purpose, has little beauty. (But then, does anyone read military thrillers for literary beauty?) The hero’s journey is started but never properly finished.

Even so, Heroes Proved is an exciting book and, what’s more, a fascinating one. It engages the heart as well as the head, and it does show us heroes proved.

[Rob1109 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book. I typically enjoy this genre. Two of my favorite authors are Brad Thor and the late great Vince Flynn. Also, I do tend to think of Ollie North as a true Patriot.

That being said, it takes a lot for me to not finish a book. However, after 150 pages (roughly 1/3) I had to give up.
On the plus side I greatly enjoyed the look into everyday life in the future and the role that technology plays. Without getting political, you can see America heading in this direction. But that’s all I’ve got on the plus side.

Negatives:

I found none of the characters interesting. They were all plain, boring cardboard cut-outs of each other. You want to root for the hero cause he’s likeable, cause you identify with him. I had no vested interest at all in rooting for the hero, James Newman. The only person who acts “different” is the President. However, this female president is not believable as a President at all. She is mean, rude, offensive, uncaring and treats her staff like crap. A total b***h. In spite of the nation being in great danger, she hurries her way thru meetings to get to her next fundraiser.

As others have pointed out, there’s overkill when it comes to acronyms. There is a glossary at the back—a 9 page glossary, so that tells you how many acronyms there are. But when you have to flip to the back every 2-3 paragraphs to see what something is an abbreviation for, it takes away from the reading.

Boring. Simply, nothing happened. Perhaps, after page 150, the story picks up. But by the time I put the book down, nothing had happened. All the action happened in the first 5-6 pages when (SPOILER), there’s a terrorist attack on a hotel and a scientist is kidnapped. After that—at least to page 150—nothing really happens.

I cant really call this a science fiction book. The technology is very advanced and shows how we are all implanted with a device which records and monitors us. Personally, I’m not a big fan of sci-fi but this is like Mitch Rapp Meets George Orwell.
Oliver North uses dialogue to explain things. Just explain them. But by the use of dialogue, it makes the conversation seem very trite.

Also, in addition to the overabundance of acronyms is the overuse of "quotes" when referring to something.
The soldier "took a knee."
This person "holstered" his weapon.

I am giving this book 2 stars ONLY because I personally respect Mr. North and I like the way he described future America. That’s it. I highly doubt I will read any more of his works.

[Susan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Let me start with the fact that this book had lots of near-future or cutting edge tech sprinkled through out it. I really liked those parts of the book.

OK, now I can tell you the biggies about the book that turned me off. There is only one woman in a position of authority (the US President) and she is a bad guy; a stupid bad guy at that. No, that is not spoiler as you learn this early on. All the rest of the women are meek, mild mannered, most of them are wives and mothers. Sigh…… Often the author was patronizing in his admiration of the quiet strength and fortitude of the female side of the species.

I disagreed with nearly all the politics. If you happen to agree with them, then this book probably won’t be such a drag for you. Basically, the gist of the book was that Christian, heterosexual, white males rule. *quirked eyebrow*. Can you hear me sighing again? I am not male or Christian, so perhaps that limits my sympathizing with the main characters. Also, there were some lines about gay marriage contributing to the decline of the US (I’m for marriage equality). Then there was that part about Islam being inherently evil (raises both eyebrows). I think organized religion, any religion, in general can be unhealthy for a person. But singling out a major world religion as inherently evil seems simplistic to say the least.

So, there you have the biggies. There were some other bits – like so much of the book seems to be a regurgitation of some military procedure or another, making what would otherwise be an exciting rescue scene something you may doze through. This book probably could have used just one more round of editing to trim these parts down. There was a plethora of acronyms in this book and some were not explained, and some were (usually a knowledgeable male was explaining them to some helpless female). The ending of the book was a bit sudden, left some side plots unfinished, and wasn’t fully satisfying; it left me with a sense that the author started to suffer from Lazy Author Syndrome, relying too heavily on deus ex machina.

But, hey, there was cool tech.

[Burt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this book should be mandatory reading for every single American of high school age or older, bar none. This story, even though it is a fiction novel in every sense of the term, IS A FORECAST of where our unshakeable love affair with advancing technology, moving at an astonishing (and unstoppable) rate of speed IS GOING TO TAKE US! We, the American people, MUST understand that almost every 'capability' described and employed in this story is, in fact, available (and in many cases, in use) today. If the Edward Snowden release of NSA secrets does not make believers of you, well, you just must not be paying attention.

Beyond my personal pontification, I think Oliver North has written a terrific story here. This is a novel that takes today's technology, applies a bit of bleeding edge innovative thinking, inserts a U.S. government's progressive influence that has evolved over the past (next?) ten to twenty years, and adds in an unstable world politic based on situations by which we have already been affected. The result is unquestionably what can (arguably will) happen when a slow moving, forward thinking, and doggedly determined and aggressive group or government that hate the U.S. and all we stand for decide to take advantage of many of the high tech systems we have put in place even though said systems were originally emplaced with the very best of intentions. In this case, the whole affair is pretty much the compliments of a few ego-maniacal and top characters in the government, both elected and appointed... also a scenario very much within today's realm of reality.

I think this book is a great read and while it is a fiction novel, it is as well a lesson to remind us that while we have created many clichés the likes of, "yesterday's science fiction is today's science fact," this story, or one very much like it may very well be on its way into our reality.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good one by Oliver North. The year is 2032 and shows what could happen to the US if we continue on our current path. Oliver North writes from the perspective of a conservative born-again Christian, so if you don't agree with his political views, you might not like the novel.


It’s the year 2032, and the president claims America is now safe from terror. We’re told Iranian nuclear weapons no longer menace our citizens. Leaders in Washington insist that United Nations treaties and innovative technologies can protect us and assure peace in our time. To save money, “Progressives,” holding power in our capital, have cut the U.S. Armed Forces to the bone.

But when the city of Houston is targeted by suicide bombers—and Dr. Martin Cohen, America’s foremost physicist, is kidnapped—the brilliantly executed attack sends shock waves around the globe. The price of fuel skyrockets. With the U.S. economy on the brink of catastrophe, leaders in Washington look for a scapegoat—instead of our missing scientist. Enter Peter Newman, a highly decorated U.S. Marine war hero, veteran of multiple high-risk covert operations—and Naval Academy roommate of Dr. Marty Cohen. The precarious quest to find and rescue his friend puts the entire Newman family in lethal peril—and

I loved the story and the main characters--almost like a Scot Harvath by Brad Thor. The narrator, however, was not my favorite. He sounded pretty monotone--I don't know whether it was done on purpose to make it sound more "military", but several times it felt like he just wasn't a good reader instead. The only other negative that comes in the audio book is that many of the notes or reports that you would READ in the book sound like numbers and abbreviations and do not add to the story line. In print form it would probably come across better.

[Anthony · Rating 4 out of 5]

A review of Oliver North’s Novel “Heroes proven” by Anthony T. Riggio;

Heroes Proven is a taut thriller by North who is even mentioned within the four corners of the novel. It is a very military worded and full of, as such, acronyms. As I began reading, Oliver North almost lost me with the multitude of alphabet soup of military/government jargon. I quickly realized that a glossary of terms was necessary and looking in the back of the book voila! (there it was). Without this, the reader would have been buried in very unfamiliar terms. The story line takes place in the year 2032 with many references to current times. In the year 2032, lives seems normal enough but you soon learn that the Progressive thinking of the government of the United States has given way to the “Idea” of a global world and many rights of the individual have been legislated away by treaties with foreign governments and assent to UN directives. The level of corruption in our government because of seemingly absolute power is a harbinger of where our country is heading. The plot is very inviting to the reader and you are very easily drawn in and the book becomes an object of too much attention by the reader. It becomes a contest of minds and wills between evil and righteous people. You will love the family cohesiveness as well as the pull of conscious by some of the characters. It is a book I highly recommend and am confident the average reader will too, once you overcome the annoying (at first) acronyms.

[Gophergirl58 · Rating 2 out of 5]

As another reviewer noted, I really wanted to like this book. I did feel it was better written than the third book in this installment, "The Assassins;" I really liked that the authors did not use 'quotations' to dummy down their readers. And I attribute the different style of writing in this book vs "The Assassins" to the secondary author, Bob Hamer - I am assuming, anyway. What I did not like about this book:

First, the gap in time from book #3 in the Peter Newman series and this book, #4, was too great, in my opinion. The time gap just took away some of the punch of the series for lack of a better explanation. Secondly, while I enjoyed the story line and see the applicable nature of the story - and also see where our country is headed into this toxic, melt-down direction - there just lacked a certain oomph for me. Maybe it was just a let-down for me in what I assume may be the end of the series? I really cannot put my finger on it. Lastly, although there was a lot of the sign of the fish dialogue, some scriptural reference, and some prayers throughout the book, I felt that the faith-based story was weak and needed more direct proselytizing.

[Winnifred · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oliver North is an exciting author -of both fiction and non-fiction. This book of fiction takes place in 2032.Although a work of fiction, it reads as though it could be true. It references actual people and events of the current day. Although fiction, it reveals a chilling possible future if current rends continue. Such as abolition of the NRA, total gun control, abolition of Hate Speech (defined as talk radio), home schoolers and the religious labeled as possible terrorists. Swat Teams in all government agencies. Open southern borders. A nuked Israel. A Mideast Caliphate. Newborns with RID implants inserted at birth for tracking, immunizations and medical and personal information purposes. All military and government personnel and their dependents with implanted RFID implants for tracking, medical and personal information and credit purposes. Other people required to carry their RFID cards. As usual the action in the novel is riveting.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A Quickie Review

History isn't and never has been my strong suit, so the controversy surrounding war veteran/Fox News correspondent Oliver North is all Greek to me. What I do know is that he and Joe Musser have cranked out some rollicking good military espionage novels in the past. Though Heroes Proved isn't terrible, it is easily the worst of the four. A low amount of action, some usage of profanity, awkward writing--seriously; refraining from mentioning Madame President's name like she is Lord Voldemort?--and a plot that is merely mediocre makes this pale in comparsion to the earlier Oliver North works. Those who have enjoyed Mr. North's writings up to this point should think twice before purchasing Heroes Proved.

Score: 2.75/5

[Frank · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting futuristic(2032)read containing a great deal of military jargon. It is a good story and one every person in the U.S. should read or have read to them, as the case may be, and then perhaps they would gain some insight into what this country is all about. If we were lucky, they would then seek to gain more knowledge regarding the issues facing this country that would enable them to participate more intelligently in the election of the "right" candidates who run for elective office. Then, maybe, we can get this county back on the correct constitutional path our Founders originally outlined.

[Debra Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book of the year! It's set in the year 2030 and all things worst things the democratic party is shoving down our throats has come to pass. America is no longer the home of the free. If you only read one book this year, read this. It's a wake up call to all Americans who savor their freedom and don't want the government "taking care of us from cradle to grave". Just finished this for the second time. Just as good as the first time. Really recommend. One more year and a half of Obama. Thank God we have a republican Congress to mitigate his policies now, before this future comes to pass. 1/30/2015

[Nanette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, I did categorize this book as Christian Fiction; it certainly meets the criteria. I'm pretty sure Oliver North won't care. This was the first book I've read by this author and I must say he writes about what I hold near and dear, namely God and country. Set in the future, the reader sees how the decisions made by the government today, in tandem with the complacency and apathy of the populace have resulted in the usurpation of freedom and the trampling of the Constitution. Sound bleak, not really; guess Who is ultimately in control?