Tyranny has a new enemy; justice comes with the crack of a whip!
The freedom fighter, Cliffhanger battles the assassin, R.L. Justice and his Dark Knights of Order as sinister plots unfold upon the seemingly unimportant town of Fort Seven Mile.
Inspired by Cliffhanger's writing and heroic actions council members, Mary Lawson, Misty Finnegan, and Gunsmith, Ben Carter plant the seeds of rebellion as powerful forces set their sights on the secret project, "The Veil of Knowledge," a form of mind control being conducted as an experiment soon to be unleashed upon the world.
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This is one I read quite a few years ago when it was first released and I connected with it in a way I haven't with many other novels. There are a lot of hidden metaphors, philosophies, and stories built off old fashioned ideas that are beautiful reminders for the soul. I still go back through random chapters as they are filled with a huge variety of short sories and get something new every time. If you want something completely different that's going to pick apart your brain, pick up this book.
Cynthia Posted May 14, 2012
I recommend this author to all who love liberty. I recommend this author to all who love liberty. His philosophies and insight of our world today married with real life occurances, makes you think differently about what you thought you knew.
Sandy Posted May 13, 2012
Great Book!I understand this is the authors first book. I highly recommend this book and have just purchased a copy for a gift. Watch for the authors latest novel. It is coming out this summer and should be a blockbuster.
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The core of the book is about values in a society in decline. The stuggle in this classic struggle of good and evil are to live by these Ten Rules:
The following appears on page 187 of The Symposium of Justice 1. To honor women, they are the pillars of society. 2. Stand as an example of the highest moral order. 3. Avoid mental depletion such as intoxication, and ignorance. 4. Pursue learning like a person on fire pursues water. 5. Live with integrity, where values are in line with behavior. 6. Live the given life, not the dreams of others. 7. In a crisis handle everything calmly and without confusion. 8. Be capable of firmness in the heart. 9. Sorrow is everywhere, accept it with a smile. 10. Resist hiding in numbers, stand as an individual contributor.
Review of The Symposium of Justice by Benjamin Poston of The Pulse-Journal. February 26, 2004 Edition.
Cliffhanger, based loosely on timeless storybook heroes such as Zorro or Robin Hood, prevents the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl by "Scarface the Rapist" in the book's opening chapter. He leaves behind the symposium of justice, a manifesto that includes Cliffhanger's 10 rules that read like Moses' Ten Commandments.
Henceforth, the main character becomes an avenger of evil while walking the thin line of the law-the local authorities and criminals despise him. In this way, the freedom fighter is both the protagonist and the antagonist.
Woven into the novel are stories of political conspiracies, horror, romance, science fiction and legal drama that are deliciously vivid in their depictions and climax into a thrilling payoff that taps into the immediacy of pop culture.
Not only is this book exciting to read and action packed, it also has a high standard of morals, and keeps me going back to read it again and again.
Much like Joseph Campbell's work, it is in keeping with the hero journey, whilst keeping alive the old western tradition of using American bullwhips, and fighting evil at the same time. Cliffhanger's 10 rules are rules everyone should live by, and stand out long after reading the book. It is something everyone should have on their book shelves.
sensational mix of characters, wide range of stories from fact to fictional, businessmen to waitresses, children to knights in shining armor, assasins to friends, people against own government, hero against villans against all villlans.
About the book: The freedom fighter, Cliffhanger battles the assassin, R.L. Justice and his Dark Knights of Order as sinister plots unfold upon the seemingly unimportant town of Fort Seven Mile.
Inspired by Cliffhanger's writing and heroic actions council members, Mary Lawson, Misty Finnegan, and Gunsmith, Ben Carter plant the seeds of rebellion as powerful forces set their sights on the secret project, "This Veil of Knowledge," a form of mind control being conducted as an experiment soon to be unleashed upon the world.
It's a great story and full of action and some serious whip work!
