"Enemies" trilogy free on Kindle in October

[freakazoid]

Reading the third book. This is the ultimate in the archtype or stereotype of righty whitey fears. You have everything from China fearmongering to UN fearmongering to gold fanaticism to North American Union to SHTFTEOKAILAKAWANNA to race wars to Atzlan to black president to gun confiscation. It's insanely interesting, as the purest form of the stereo of "white dude's fears". It's packed to the gills with hobby horse white dude phobias.

I've read the first two, still need to read this third one. Sounds like it will be a good read.

[cambeul41]

How depressing is this book?  I don't know if I can stand to read this or not.

I don't know, but

This is the ultimate in the archtype or stereotype of righty whitey fears. You have everything from China fearmongering to UN fearmongering to gold fanaticism to North American Union to SHTFTEOKAILAKAWANNA to race wars to Atzlan to black president to gun confiscation. It's insanely interesting, as the purest form of the stereo of "white dude's fears". It's packed to the gills with hobby horse white dude phobias.

Sounds pretty depressing to me.

I can guess "SHTFTE." What is "OKAILAKAWANNA"?

[erictank]

I don't know, but
 
Sounds pretty depressing to me.

I can guess "SHTFTE." What is "OKAILAKAWANNA"?

Someone poking fun at TEOTWAWKI, I'd guess.

[RocketMan]

Halfway through the second book.  The first was depressingly plausible.  The second is less plausible, but still reads like a passible future history.

[Doggy Daddy]

I'm not sure how long it will last, but he's offering "The Bracken Anthology" for free on Amazon now.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Bracken-Anthology-ebook/dp/B00A4SCLKK/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1383565461&sr=1-5&keywords=matthew+bracken

[RevDisk]

Finished the Third Book.  Dude's writing has really improved since his first book, and I honestly thought the third book flowed very well. While I'm not fond of the ideology, I was entertained and curious how the story would develop. BUT, I still had to bang my head on the desk. It could be me, but he seems to project that nearly any elected socialist is actually a secret in-the-closet communist, itching to dry hump a Lenin statue when no one is looking.



Spoiler Alert:

So, when folks don't vote your way, throw a military coup! And far righty whitey types wonder why folks are slightly hesitant to trust their agenda? Great "happy ending". Military coup rounds up evil liberal politicians and "peacefully puts them under house arrest". Unlike his other military coup, which all the evil liberal politicians voted into office in a democratic manner are hung.

http://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/what-i-saw-at-the-coup/

Uh, righto.

Also, Soros is secretly using his billions to create communism so that he loses all of his billions.

[TechMan]

RevDisk,
I have to agree with you about the improvement in the writing from the 1st book to the 3rd book.  I felt the 2nd book just dragged on forever.

[RevDisk]

Aye. First book was obviously a first book. I suspect the author sent time polishing it up. It had its awkward moments, but was well written and I suspect well edited. The second book dragged on, and I don't think it was as polished as the first book. The third book, Bracken found his stride and it shows. The book flows very well, and there's less awkward sections. He's a pretty good writer.

I'm pondering on buying his book Castigo Cay. I think the dude really needs to break free of his niche for a book or two. If I was his life mentor (which I'm obviously not), I'd tell him to write a book or two without his obvious ideology. It'd probably help him even with his ideological books.

[TommyGunn]

....Also, Soros is secretly using his billions to create communism so that he loses all of his billions.

You don't understand.  Soros thinks when communism happens, he won't be subject to it -- he'll be "one of the chosen" -- like the old Soviet masters who impovershed their country in the name of social order but whom all maintained their own private dachas on the Black Sea where they lived lives of luxury.

[TechMan]

[White Horseradish]

I am also halfway through the second book.

It's really getting into silly cartoony territory. Not as bad of an ideological pamphlet as Rand's stuff, but not far from it.   I'm sticking with it at this point just because I want to know what happens to the character. I'll take all y'all's word for it and continue through to the third book.

[RevDisk]

I am also halfway through the second book.

It's really getting into silly cartoony territory. Not as bad of an ideological pamphlet as Rand's stuff, but not far from it.   I'm sticking with it at this point just because I want to know what happens to the character. I'll take all y'all's word for it and continue through to the third book.

Na, just give up and start the third book.

[TechMan]

Na, just give up and start the third book.

He speaks the truth.

[lee n. field]

I am also halfway through the second book.

It's really getting into silly cartoony territory. Not as bad of an ideological pamphlet as Rand's stuff, but not far from it.   I'm sticking with it at this point just because I want to know what happens to the character. I'll take all y'all's word for it and continue through to the third book.

Is there a 70 page long radio speech?

[Tallpine]

Halfway through the second book.  The first was depressingly plausible.  The second is less plausible, but still reads like a passible future history.

I have only read the first one.  It was too much like just reading the news.  

[Stetson]

Rev, Casigo Cay is a pretty good story by itself but still follows some of the OMG politics.  I enjoyed it though.

[White Horseradish]

Is there a 70 page long radio speech?

There is this rather lengthy dialog...

Also, he has this fixation on tattoos and piercings, going on and on and on about the ones the unlikeable characters have and how disgusting they are. Makes me picture him as this old guy in a rocker chain smoking and muttering about how the young people these days make his ass twitch...

[vaskidmark]

There is this rather lengthy dialog...

Also, he has this fixation on tattoos and piercings, going on and on and on about the ones the unlikeable characters have and how disgusting they are. Makes me picture him as this old guy in a rocker chain smoking and muttering about how the young people these days make his ass twitch...

Are you talking about some character in a book or about me?

stay safe.

[brimic]

It is, and it's also insightful from a sociological perspective on irrational fears of certain demographics.

Those fears become reality when the teat runs dry.

[RevDisk]

Rev, Casigo Cay is a pretty good story by itself but still follows some of the OMG politics.  I enjoyed it though.

I read it, it's not bad. Dude obviously knows his sailing. There was less zOMG politics, moreso "long recession" shenannigans. Wasn't bad, but the guy really needs to break out of his mold. It's the same stuff over and over again.

[Tallpine]

I read it, it's not bad. Dude obviously knows his sailing. There was less zOMG politics, moreso "long recession" shenannigans. Wasn't bad, but the guy really needs to break out of his mold. It's the same stuff over and over again.

Is that the one where his hot ex-girlfriend takes up with somebody on a bigger boat and ends up captive on some "uninhabited" island 

I read a couple chapters for free.

[tokugawa]

It could be me, but he seems to project that nearly any elected socialist is actually a secret in-the-closet communist, itching to dry hump a Lenin statue when no one is looking.

 Umm, yes- they will deny it of course, but walk with them for a while and see where you end up.
 Eventually, when  people get sick of giving up their money voluntarily, they have to be forced. When they decide it is not worth working, they get forced to work as well.
 I have yet to meet any socialist who was not chock full of ideas as to how to take money from one person and give it to another. All couched in the most fair and reasonable terms, of course.

[White Horseradish]

Are you talking about some character in a book or about me?

stay safe.

The author.

[White Horseradish]

Against all of your advice, I have continued with the second book.

O. M. G.  Tattooed and pierced lesbian and homosexual Marxists, oh my... I can't tell if the gay or the Marx is the bigger threat...