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Struggling to conform in a surveillance society?
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As we continue to embrace new technologies we are definately losing our privacy and it appears this trend will continue. Adam's heading "Struggling to conform to a surveillance society" caught my eye since that is one of the themes of my latest novel, Desperate Dreams, but the amnesiac twist is interesting since the hero wouldn't have had the luxury of gradually being indoctrinated into the intrusive society so would have a very literal rude awakening. Sounds like an interesting story.
Sorry for the late response. Glad to hear you're intrigued by the premise! I hope you'll check it out.The sale I mentioned is now over, but it's still just $2.99 on Smashwords, Amazon and a variety of other shops.
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A 20-something man wakes up without memory and finds himself in a nation that administers a Watched List of its own citizens. He meets people who accept invasive surveillance by the government and forced uniformity by the church as necessary safeguards for protecting the homeland. The amnesiac learns quickly that opposition is heresy--and punishable by death.