This book is not for everyone.
Only a particular group of readers will enjoy this book. If you listen to National Public Radio, if you prefer NOVA to celebrity gossip shows, if your book shelves have all of your college text books (because you would not sell them back), and if you understand all of the jokes on "Big Bang Theory," then you are the right kind of person for "The Scoloderus Conspiracy." We know you will enjoy this novel. "Scoloderus" is for thinkers and even if you read it three times, it will still surprise you. Please appreciate that this is not a quick read about the majestic scenery of upstate New York, it is a tour-de-force of very bright and ruthless people scheming to destroy each other in a high stakes game of 'whom can you trust and for how long?'
Additional information on the book, including the first dozen pages and discussion questions for reading groups, is at scoloderusconspiracy.com.
The Opening Quote ~
Ambitious people understand intelligent people far better than intelligent people understand ambitious people; therefore, ambition will always triumph over intelligence. Once you appreciate this reality, civilization becomes clearer and unfortunately, more distressing.
SYNOPSIS
"The Scoloderus Conspiracy," is a thriller about very bright people committed to stopping each other. It is the tale of a family destroyed, a leader loosing his daughter, and a professor uncovering the greater conspiracy.
Three centuries after global cataclysms destroyed and reshaped the Earth, the United Americas Trade Federation (UATF) re-emerged. In their quest for a unified continent, this super-government seized land and absorbed the territorial governments of the former North America. The UATF rose to power using information found in ancient archives. These books were gifts from the previous civilization to help make survival possible. The archive information was vital to the UATF and they have worked to possess and control all of it.
The Libre Voyageurs have lived in the continent's northern territories for centuries. They survived by finding archives, collecting information, and selling it. The UATF outlawed that activity and declared all archive information is government property. The Voyageurs defy them and have been in a desperate war with the UATF for years; however, everything is about to change.
The Voyageurs have a bold plan. They have a high-level spy in their service and he is helping them to get the information to complete a weapon system that will defeat the UATF. The Voyageurs also have the daughter of one of the UATF's top military leaders working for them. They will sacrifice anyone to get what they need; no cost is too great.
When Colonel Anthony Hammond vanishes during a secret mission in the northern territories, and hours later his wife dies and his daughter disappears, the military becomes desperate; they have gambled everything and they are loosing control. Colonel Hammond is the son-in-law of the UATF's Chief Delegate and she is furious at the Voyageurs for their ruthless treatment of her family. The Chief Delegate recruits Professor Allen Taylor, to join the military team that is trying to find Hammond, foil the Voyageur's plans, and take brutal revenge.
Set against a powerful undercurrent of distrust and resentment between Professor Taylor and the Army's Chief of Staff, General Leland, "The Scoloderus Conspiracy" is a three-day journey of detecting plots within plots, seeking out truths within deceptions, and racing against time to avert disaster.
Only a particular group of readers will enjoy this book. If you listen to National Public Radio, if you prefer NOVA to celebrity gossip shows, if your book shelves have all of your college text books (because you would not sell them back), and if you understand all of the jokes on "Big Bang Theory," then you are the right kind of person for "The Scoloderus Conspiracy." We know you will enjoy this novel. "Scoloderus" is for thinkers and even if you read it three times, it will still surprise you. Please appreciate that this is not a quick read about the majestic scenery of upstate New York, it is a tour-de-force of very bright and ruthless people scheming to destroy each other in a high stakes game of 'whom can you trust and for how long?'
Additional information on the book, including the first dozen pages and discussion questions for reading groups, is at scoloderusconspiracy.com.
The Opening Quote ~
Ambitious people understand intelligent people far better than intelligent people understand ambitious people; therefore, ambition will always triumph over intelligence. Once you appreciate this reality, civilization becomes clearer and unfortunately, more distressing.
SYNOPSIS
"The Scoloderus Conspiracy," is a thriller about very bright people committed to stopping each other. It is the tale of a family destroyed, a leader loosing his daughter, and a professor uncovering the greater conspiracy.
Three centuries after global cataclysms destroyed and reshaped the Earth, the United Americas Trade Federation (UATF) re-emerged. In their quest for a unified continent, this super-government seized land and absorbed the territorial governments of the former North America. The UATF rose to power using information found in ancient archives. These books were gifts from the previous civilization to help make survival possible. The archive information was vital to the UATF and they have worked to possess and control all of it.
The Libre Voyageurs have lived in the continent's northern territories for centuries. They survived by finding archives, collecting information, and selling it. The UATF outlawed that activity and declared all archive information is government property. The Voyageurs defy them and have been in a desperate war with the UATF for years; however, everything is about to change.
The Voyageurs have a bold plan. They have a high-level spy in their service and he is helping them to get the information to complete a weapon system that will defeat the UATF. The Voyageurs also have the daughter of one of the UATF's top military leaders working for them. They will sacrifice anyone to get what they need; no cost is too great.
When Colonel Anthony Hammond vanishes during a secret mission in the northern territories, and hours later his wife dies and his daughter disappears, the military becomes desperate; they have gambled everything and they are loosing control. Colonel Hammond is the son-in-law of the UATF's Chief Delegate and she is furious at the Voyageurs for their ruthless treatment of her family. The Chief Delegate recruits Professor Allen Taylor, to join the military team that is trying to find Hammond, foil the Voyageur's plans, and take brutal revenge.
Set against a powerful undercurrent of distrust and resentment between Professor Taylor and the Army's Chief of Staff, General Leland, "The Scoloderus Conspiracy" is a three-day journey of detecting plots within plots, seeking out truths within deceptions, and racing against time to avert disaster.
