Goldstein

By Troy J. Grice

"The holovisions flashed red, "Threatcon 5 ", "Threatcon 5 " People ran for the doors. Some made it through to the street. Then the doors closed and sealed Devin in with the rest. Rebuffed, the late scramblers turned back in a herd towards the claim area. Children were still screaming but the sounds from their incandescent little faces were drowned out by the pulsing security alarm. The black shirts appeared, extruded into the calamity through small doors at opposing ends of the claim area. There were ten, then twenty, then thirty of them. Their visors were down, transmitting schematics and target information into their eyes. They were armed with automatic rifles with heat-laser-guided bullets. They jogged though the claim area and back towards the security checkpoint. The alarm blared on..." Welcome to the 'not-too-distant future' Devin Moore is an exile from 'the last free colony' of Goldstein, Alaska. His journey into police state Amerika is an odyssee of delusion, brutality, and chaos. With Director Morgenthau's sadistic "nats" in close pursuit, Devin contemplates making a mysterious 'Delivery' that will allow him to return home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453882332
• ISBN13: 9781453882337
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The makings of a cult classic

Goldstein had the same visceral impact as reading Vonnegut for the first time as a 15 year old; a feeling that one as jaded and cynical as myself tends to appreciate. The tight storyline sucks you in fast, and doesn't let up for a second. The author takes the current debates about security vs. liberty, collective vs. individual and command/control vs. free market and blows them out to their entirely logical conclusions. In fact, the logic is immaculate...as is the level of detail. In Amerika, 2068, political correctness and nanny-statism have come to the end of the line. From the rotting cityscape populated by sullen gadget-addled sheeple down to the omnipresent do-goodism enforced by bureaucratic thugs with itchy taser fingers, the oppression of Grice's progressive communitarian paradise is palpable. The protagonist, exiled from the last bastion of freedom on the planet - Goldstein - is on a mission. Only he's not exactly sure what it is. And as he navigates the equal-opportunity nastiness of what Amerika has become, he realizes that maybe the place he left behind was better than he originally thought. A genuinely kick-ass read, Goldstein crystallizes the essence of Atlas Shrugged in a deliciously readable, lecture-free package. After reading this book, the question might not be "Who is John Galt?" but rather "Where is Goldstein and how the hell do I get there?"

Cynical Taste of Reality.

Rich vocabulary makes it an intriguing and flowing read. The book creates a storyline that draws you in quickly, with eagerness to find out what is coming next. The writer creates a picture of a cynical reality if our government's distortions which impede on our so called 'life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness'. The book also depicts futuristic governmental controls that could very well be a reality one day soon!

GOLDSTEIN

I just finished a great read. It provides a glimpse into a future where freedoms are nearly non-existent, and patriots are those that don't conform to the elitist ideals. The typical 3 branches of government; Executive, Legislative, and Judicial are replaced with the Governmental, the Corporate, and the Financial. The authors storytelling is polished and characters are rich in depth. The book offers a futuristic look into technology, corporate influence, and the general ambivalence of the American people toward personal freedoms. "The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive." Thomas Jefferson If you are at all concerned with the current direction of American politics, read this book.