And Glory [Paperback]

Andrew Ian Dodge (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2, 2010

The year is 2034. Power lies in Europe with the bureaucrats in Brussels and London is the centre for the Western Provinces.

The Supremo Manipulator of this conglomerate of nations is Pius. With no religious connections and a diminishing hold on power the Union is sustained by nepotism, violence and musical chairs of political appointees. The disintegration of the Union is imminent.

Rob, an English tech nerd together with his accomplice David, have to use their cyborg intelligence to survive in this oppressive Euro society in the Western Provinces. The assassination of Teresa, Rob's girlfriend, and a busload of tourists along with the murder of a Czech student at Hull European University, provide the catalyst for Rob and David's dangerous involvement. Together with their minders, Michaela and Kiara, they head full speed into their deadly adventure. Death is catching.

With a touch of humor, a satirical political edge, characters that you come to know well and a flowing writing style take the reader through a techno-thriller deep into the 21st century. We see the ambivalence of the revolutionaries, who never intended serious action, faced with orders to destroy and kill. Europe will never be the same again ...

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (February 2, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1450209785
• ISBN-13: 978-1450209786
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.6 x 5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,913,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Andrew Ian Dodge - Blogger / Author

Andrew Ian Dodge is a 40 something writer, consultant and rocker. His blog is Dodgeblogium (www.andrewiandodge.com) which has existed in some form or another since 2001. He reviews heavy rock for Blogcritics.com as Marty Dodge (www.martydodge.com). He can be found on twitter: lagwolf, myspace: Andrew Ian Dodge and Facebook: Andrew Ian Dodge.

Andrew married actress Kim Benson in 2007 and is busy working on writing projects with Kim including several novels and lyrics/singing for his band Growing Old Disgracefully. He has appeared on a wide variety of media from BBC World Asia, through CBS Sunday Morning to Australia's ABC, as well as numerous new media outlets online including PJTV and SNN. He is currently Tea Party Patriots co-ordinator for Maine, advises the national movement on press issues, writes extensively on tea party movements on PJM and other outlets and in November 2009 did an 8000 mile 26 day speaking tour to local tea party groups across the US.

He is author of the political techno thriller "And Glory", which is part of trilogy. Late summer 201 will see the release of his non-fiction book "Socialism Still Sucks!"

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars The end of the Super State? November 21, 2011

By Patrick G Cox

Format:Paperback

I found myself thinking when I read the introduction "No change there then" as I contemplated the mix of corrupt politicians, bureaucrats looking after their own and their paymasters in commerce and industry. Dodge has woven a very clever plot, drawing on all the ills that beset the "European Experiment." I confess to being one of those who believes that if western culture s to survive, Europe must find a way to unite - but I will also confess that the present setup is not the way forward.

Dodge has created a believable scenario, one which threatens to arise long before the postulated date in this story. The characters are well developed, the dialogues realistic and the story fast moving. It draws on all the current ills projecting them to logical outcomes if the current path is continued. It is a good read, one which will be enjoyed by those who wish to see the present political dispensation in Europe fail, but which others will find equally informative.

As someone else has remarked here, those who ignore their past are doomed to repeat its failures. As Dodge has shown in this fictional future, if the present political course is maintained, the failures of the present and the past will come back - with a vengeance.

I have no trouble commending this book.Their Lordships Request: A Harry Heron Adventure Out Of Time The Enemy is Within!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Andrew Ian Dodge's new book, AND GLORY, is a bullet train ride into the future. July 14, 2010

By John L. Betcher

Format:Paperback

The year is 2034 and remnants of the former European nation states have consolidated their governments to become the vast "European Union" . . . a bungling bureaucracy rife with corruption, cowardice and ineptitude.

Despite Union attempts to crack down on rebellions - or perhaps because of those attempts - secessionist movements have taken root across the provinces. Some groups are peaceful. But many are utterly ruthless and hungry for power.

The three common threads running through the most militant groups of dissenters are: their hatred for the Union; their leaders' lust for power; and their arms supplier . . . a faceless menace known to the insurrectionist community only as "Pius."

AND GLORY is an adrenaline-pumping journey through the deception, treachery and carnage of these unsettled times in the Union. And when I say carnage, I'm talking serious death and destruction. In the first fifty pages alone, hundreds die by such diverse means as vehicle bombs, sniper bullets, building explosions, and even homicide by eighteen-wheeler . . . all conceived and executed pursuant to the machinations of the puppet-master -- Pius.

Sure, this is a heart-pounding action thriller of a story. But it is much more than that. In putting the often pointless violence of the insurrection, and the bungling responses by Union politicians and police on display, Dodge reminds the reader that "those who forget history are doomed to repeat it" - especially when the actors are motivated by their own cravings for power . . . AND GLORY.

I won't spoil Dodge's clever plot twists and futuristic manipulations by revealing them here. Suffice it to say that he combines them into a story that will give you one helluva ride. The prose is taut and the action nearly non-stop. Grab this book and be teleported to one man's fast-moving and anti-heroic version of the future.

If you're a fan of sci-fi and thrills, you won't be disappointed.

(The Author provided me with a PDF copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The European tomorrow March 23, 2010

By SnoopyTheGoon

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Terrorism is defined as "the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature".

Some SF writers (see Robert Heinlein) already predicted a future where resort to terrorism for a huge number of reasons is a daily occurrence. In Europe, which fragile unity is being teared apart by nationalistic, religious and economic strife, we may see this kind of future coming quite soon.

Andre Ian Dodge shows a pretty believable version of this future, where a European mandarin uses the inefficient bureaucratic juggernaut to further his own dark designs, killing anyone standing in his way.

The highly entertaining plot turns and twists through the dark corners of the empire, making the book a worthy reading, so I wouldn't spoil it for you by telling more. Just to mention the active participation of two attractive female cyborgs to whet your appetites... So go and buy the book!