A State of Disobedience [Hardcover]

Tom Kratman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2, 2003

It's Time to Remember the Alamo All Over Again--Here Comes the Second Texan Revolution!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Probably the most realistic depiction of a second American Revolution ever written."

About the Author

In 1974, at age seventeen, Tom Kratman became a political refugee and defector from the PRM (People's Republic of Massachusetts) by virtue of joining the Regular Army. He stayed a Regular Army infantryman most of his adult life, returning to Massachusetts as an unofficial dissident while attending Boston College after his first hitch. Back in the Army, he managed to do just about everything there was to do, at one time or another. After the Gulf War, and with the bottom dropping completely out of the anti-communism market, Tom decided to become a lawyer. (Big mistake, way big. Chilluns don't do it.) Every now and again, when the frustrations of legal life and having to deal with other lawyers got to be too much, Tom would rejoin the Army (or a somewhat similar group, say) for fun and frolic in other climes. His family, muttering darkly, still puts up with this. Tom is currently an attorney practicing in southwest Virginia. A State of Disobedience is his first novel. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Baen (December 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743471709
• ISBN-13: 978-0743471701
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,729,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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38 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Frightening but Plausible Scenario for the Near Term, June 11, 2007

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John A Lee III "jal3" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A State of Disobedience (Mass Market Paperback)

What happens when the USA is almost evenly divided between the two political parties and then an election throws all of the power to one of them?

What happens when the party in power decides to consolidate a permanent hold on power by criminalizing opposing political speech and does so with the full support of the media?

What happens when the Constitution becomes a meaningless rag while the federal government moves to centralize everything?

What happens when the governor of one state decides she just cannot take the abuses emanating from her own party any more?

A plausible answer to these questions is the story of this book. It can sometimes be infuriating when recent events are recognized. It is almost always horrifying when plausibilities are realized. It is terrifying when the call to resistance is gratified. It is chilling throughout.

This book may serve merely as a story to some. To others it will be a wakeup call. To the former, it does provide for interesting reading. To the latter, it provides for interesting nightmares.

19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting "what if" scenario, June 26, 2006

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Jeff Wilkes (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A State of Disobedience (Mass Market Paperback)

Tom Kratman spins an interesting tail that looks at what it would take to ignite a second American Revolution. The story is Heinlein-like combing a strong focus on politics with an espousal of libertarian values.

However, the story does have some problems. The setup and back story are a bit forced, strain credibility and detract from the first third of the novel. Once the story is setup the pace picks up for the remaining two thirds of the novel.

35 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lighten up people, February 12, 2006

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Chris DiNote (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A State of Disobedience (Mass Market Paperback)

Funny, it seems to me, that if this had been a book about a revolution against a right wing take over of the US this would have been called "prophetic" "inspirational" "a warning" or possibly, "satire" (there's a lot of that in here folks).

A right winger who leans libertarian puts the shoe on the other foot, and it turns into hate speech

Which is why I simply say to all the haters, lighten up.

Or is Kratman right after all?