I predicted the worst—and now it’s coming true!
My groundbreaking political thriller, 2020, was a few years premature, but it was still prescient. What would happen if a narcissistic, power-hungry United States President decided he didn’t want to give up his office? That’s the premise of 2020, and it’s an exciting thriller, filled with twists and turns, involving just such a president. He’s named Fremont Ferris in the novel (for Philip K. Dick fans, a reversal of the name of the president, Ferris Fremont, in his novel, Radio Free Albemuth). He’s shredded the nation of its freedoms, imprisoning dissidents, declaring the country a “Christian Nation,” and is willing to go to any length to remain in office, including staging a bogus terror attack to provoke a national state of emergency. Luke Evangelista, a down-and-out writer with a conscience, goes after the president when he learns that the supposed terror attack was actually staged to rally support for the Ferris, whose popularity is slipping. 2020 is both an edge-of-your-seat political thriller and a sophisticated analysis of the kinds of rebellion that can bring such a dictatorial leader down. Listed as one of nonviolent anti-war activist, Rivera Sun’s “best novels” involving nonviolent protest.
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Read some of the rave reviews
“… a parable for our current predicament, offering the lens of fiction as a way to see options, possibilities, and dangers looming on our political horizon.” Rivera Sun, peace activist and author of The Dandelion Revolution.
“2020 scares me. It’s so utterly credible, so damn possible, that it sent me running for cover—only to find that there is no cover. Don’t say Casey Dorman didn’t warn us.” Leslie Bohem, Emmy-Award winning Screenwriter and Producer
“Casey Dorman’s 2020 is both terrifyingly relevant and downright plausible in our terrible, Trumped-up times. It’s also a genuine thriller, with Rashomon-like twists and surprisingly (perhaps) fun to read.” David P. Barash, professor emeritus of psychology, University of Washington, National Book Award Nominee, author of, Through a Glass Brightly: Using Science to Understand our Species.
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