The Cause - Softcover

Vincent, Roderick

3.98

55 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782797637 ISBN 13: 9781782797630

Publisher: Roundfire Books, 2014

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The second American Revolution will be a fire lit from an internal spark. America is on the verge of economic and social collapse. The government has made individual freedom its enemy. African American hacker Isse Corvus enters a black-ops training camp. He discovers the leaders are revolutionaries seeking to return the U.S. back to its Constitutional roots. Soon the camp fractures. Who is traitor? Who is patriot? Corvus learns that if he doesn't join The Cause and help them hack the NSA's servers, it could mean his life. If he joins, he becomes part of a conspiracy to overthrow America's financial oligarchy. NSA Director Titus Montgomery is building a system to pacify America's instigators. He is told by the President rule of law must be maintained at all costs. What happens when martial law meets revolution? The Cause is a dystopian thriller taking many topical issues to the next logical level. The dense web of the NSA's previous generation's surveillance system has been supplanted by a new, more ruthless one. Robotic warfare, drones, quantum computers, Anonymous, the NSA, and a cast of conniving characters, this novel takes you on a manifest journey on how a new revolution could be born.

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About the Author:

Roderick Vincent is the author of The Cause, book one in the Minutemen series. He has lived in the United States, England, Switzerland, and the Marshall Islands. roderickvincent.com

Review:

"In The Cause, Vincent extrapolates our current social and political milieu into a smart, muscular dystopian thriller set in the not-too-distant future, with prose that cracks like lightning and reads just as fast."
     -Robert Barclay, author of Melal

"It's epic, ambitious, powerful and inventive with big themes of liberty, oppression, resistance and revolution. There's a topicality that is very relevant and a seriousness that isn't undermined by the ballsy action sequences or the sheer entertainment of fights, skirmishes, hijacks, and the visceral horror of the survivalist scenes at The Abattoir."
   -Martin Fletcher, ex editor of Douglas Coupland (author of Generation X)

"I simply adore books like this. They make you do the one thing that it seems people don't do enough: think. Not only do we have this thrilling novel of intrigue, politics and freedom, but Roderick Vincent also gives us a little time to set aside and consider what the character is doing and if we ourselves would take the same action in that situation. The writing is top notch with great descriptions and a fascinating plot that moves at a quick pace."
    -Samantha Coville, Reader's Favorite 5 Star Review

"The Cause takes current issues regarding economic disparity and government surveillance and plausibly shows what might easily happen in the near future. Unlike the more fantastical Hunger Games, Vincent's thematic palate includes explorations of issues like the distinctions between patriotism and treason, the meaning and importance of trust and loyalty, as well as the need for sacrifice and dedication to a cause greater than that of the individual"
    -Dr. Wesely Britton, Book Pleasures

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