Publisher:
World Castle Publishing
Publication Date:
05/16/2023
Copyright Date:
N/A
ISBN:
9781958336915
Binding:
Paperback
U.S. SRP:
18.39
THE PRICE OF REBELLION
By Michael C. Bland
- Posted by Patrick McShane
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In the fast-paced second installment of Michael C. Bland’s Price Of trilogy, THE PRICE OF REBELLION, readers find themselves in a dystopian version of the world in 2047, where all citizens of the United States have implants in their heads that are hardwired into their eyes and allow the government to both manipulate what they see and record everything they observe to enforce a tyrannical rule. The authority of the President and Congress has been usurped by The Agency, a mysterious hyper-violent government arm that enforces a brutal rule, cowing all citizens to their will through the actions of their genetically and technologically enhanced agents.
The story begins in the aftermath of Dray Quintero’s battle against fearsome agent Kieran and his broadcast to the Los Angeles area informing an unknowing public about the government’s actions. Dray himself was responsible for inventing much of the now ubiquitous bio-integrate technology and feels that it is his, and perhaps only his, responsibility to free the world from its control. The story details his efforts to participate in a rebellion while balancing the needs of his family, specifically his only surviving child. The choices he must make in service of those two needs will dictate his future, and perhaps the future of humanity itself. Dray is joined by a memorable cast of characters and faces down a fearsome group of adversaries whose persistence and resolve in stopping the rebellion make them a sort of boogie man that lurks behind every page.
The story moves breathlessly from sequence to sequence, which are described in detail and evoke the battle scenes in comic books or superhero action films. Dray seems to be nearly invincible, which does take away some suspense as it is always clear that no matter the odds he will emerge unscathed, and the characters always seem to have some piece of technology introduced just in time to save the day, which distracts a bit from the suspense of the story.
Action-packed and full of twists and turns, Michael C. Bland’s THE PRICE OF REBELLION continues the saga of Dray Quintero and his battle against the “Agency”.
~Patrick McShane for IndieReader
Publisher:
World Castle Publishing
Publication Date:
05/16/2023
Copyright Date:
N/A
ISBN:
9781958336915
Binding:
Paperback
U.S. SRP:
18.39
- Posted by Patrick McShane
- |
THE PRICE OF REBELLION by Michael C. Bland is the second installment of the Price Of series. Dray Quintero will stop at nothing to protect his family, even if doing so means exposing a government plot that forces him to decide between his humanity and the family he would do anything for. This is a page-turning science fiction and action thriller with a quick pace.
THE PRICE OF REBELLION
Michael C. Bland
World Castle Publishing
9781958336915
Rated 3.0 / 5 based on 1 review.