Fool's Republic
By Gordon W. Dale
By Gordon W. Dale
By Gordon W. Dale
By Gordon W. Dale
Category: Suspense & Thriller
Category: Suspense & Thriller
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$19.95
May 10, 2011 | ISBN 9781556439728
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May 10, 2011 | ISBN 9781583942840
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Praise
“The power of [Fool’s Republic] is not simply the story, but also the breathtaking prose used to tell that story. A must-read for those looking for a page-turning and intelligent thriller.”
—The New York Journal of Books
“[A] soliloquy born of reflection and nightmare, replete with musical, literary, historical and biblical references … thoughtful and compelling.”
—Winnipeg Free Press
“A new political thriller exploring the limits of personal freedom and the psychology of resistance.”
—San Jose Mercury News
“The eerie background [of Fool’s Republic] feels right for this stark timely political thriller (the Patriot Act quietly has been renewed once again). The story line echoes Benjamin Franklin’s wise commentary that ‘He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither’ …Fool’s Republic readers will learn that to officials there are worse treasonous acts than betraying the nation, the Constitution or the people.”
—Midwest Book Review
“Timely and gripping. Fool’s Republic drew me in and wouldn’t let go. I couldn’t put it down.”
—Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award winner and author of The Liar’s Lullaby
“Gordon W. Dale’s protagonist, the perfectly maladjusted Simon Wyley, whisks us along the tightrope of this keen political thriller through one delicious dope-slap after another—he’s a bright light in the face of these imbecilic times.”
—John Kain, author of A Rare and Precious Thing
“Gordon W. Dale has written a meditative thriller about loss, deception, and the search for soul in a terrifying world.”
—Miha Mazzini, author of Guarding Hanna
“Gordon W. Dale has achieved a double tour de force. He expertly manages the breathtaking grip and pace that appeal to thriller aficionados, while also delivering an impressive array of philosophical, psychological, and historical substance for those craving a ‘literary’ experience. In his creation of Simon Wyley, a citizen caught in the collateral devastation of all-too-familiar political maneuverings and corruption of government, Dale demonstrates the tremendous breadth and power of his writing.”
—Marjorie Anderson, writer and coeditor of the Dropped Threads anthologies
“I opened [Fool’s Republic] just to read the first page … but before I knew it I was on page 60 and had trouble putting it down!”
—BookBound
“Dale has created a real hero afflicted with real flaws. The ending was brilliant and unexpected. It is the rarest of thrillers, a reflective work, neither dependent on gun nor bomb to create suspense … an excellent book.”
—Mysteries and More
“Fool’s Republic is a terrific look at how easily the government gives and takes away under the guise of national security.”
—The Mystery Gazette
“This is a very readable book and it is always refreshing to see important subjects being tackled by fiction (especially those subjects which the mainstream media seems to ignore entirely). Fool’s Republic provides a plausible and disturbing depiction of what is undoubtedly going on behind closed doors, with the full consent of our governments, to some unknown individual somewhere in the world right now.”
—Reactions to Reading
“Gordon W. Dale manages to write an enjoyable, readable book.”
—Heuristiks
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