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Brett Riley - Lord of Order, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Lord of Order

A Novel

Av Brett Riley

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“Those who like their dystopias especially gritty will want to take a look.” —Publishers WeeklyThe Purge is coming. New Orleans must die.Long after the collapse of electronic technology, the world is ruled by the Bright Crusade, a ruthless fundamentalist Christian theocracy that demands absolute obedience. Gabriel Troy, Lord of Order for the New Orleans Principality, has devoted his life to defending the city against the Troublers, a relentless guerrilla resistance that rejects the Crusade's authority and its rigid religious doctrines.After years of bitter conflict, Troy and his deputies finally capture the Troublers' local leader. New Orleans appears more secure than ever. But their hard-won victory is about to become meaningless.Disturbing intelligence from Washington reveals that Supreme Crusader Matthew Rook is preparing a Purge: the systematic extermination of everyone deemed disloyal to the regime. His plan is as calculated as it is monstrous. Crusade forces will transport thousands of prisoners to New Orleans, seal them inside the city, and destroy the levees. The resulting flood will drown the condemned in a terrifying reenactment of Noah's biblical deluge—and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.Now Troy faces an impossible choice: remain loyal to the theocracy he has served for years or betray it to save the city he has sworn to protect. Joining forces with five unlikely conspirators, he must confront his deepest convictions, forge alliances with sworn enemies, and prepare for a battle against overwhelming odds.As the Purge approaches, faith, loyalty, and survival collide in a brutal struggle where every decision carries a terrible price—and saving New Orleans may require Troy to sacrifice everything he believes.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2021-10-07
  • Mått: 152 x 228 x 24 mm
  • Vikt: 713 g
  • Ålder: 15+
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Läsålder: 15+
  • Antal sidor: 433
  • Förlag: Imbrifex Books
  • ISBN: 9781945501432
  • Utmärkelser: Winner of Grand Prize in Horror 2015 (United States)
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Brett Riley is the author of Comanche, a Western horror novel; Lord of Order; and the Freaks series, comprising Freaks, Travelers, and Rubicons, in that order. His fiction spans Western horror, speculative fiction, and supernatural thrillers, often featuring extraordinary characters confronting dangerous and unpredictable worlds.A professor of English at the College of Southern Nevada, Riley grew up in southeastern Arkansas and earned his Ph.D. in contemporary American fiction and film from Louisiana State University. His short fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals, including Folio, The Wisconsin Review, and The Baltimore Review.Riley lives in Henderson, Nevada, where he continues to write and teach.

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“With the one-two punch of Comanche and Lord of Order, Riley has established himself as an ambitious and versatile writer, and SF fans, especially those with a dystopian bent, will certainly love this one.” —David Pitt, Booklist“The character development is expertly handled and believable. Troy and his deputies are deeply fleshed out and palpably conflicted, and the thematic dive into faith and the corruption of trusted institutions is pretty powerful stuff.” —Kyle Holl, HorrorBuzz.com“Mr. Riley, an experienced screenwriter, knows how to keep the action rolling.” —Tom Shippey, The Wall Street Journal“Riley presents a convincingly bleak vision of the future in his latest. Riley has a facility for fast-paced action that keeps the pages turning. There’s plenty to keep readers’ attention and enough questions are left open to make a sequel welcome. Those who like their dystopias especially gritty will want to take a look.” —Publishers Weekly“A deftly crafted and inherently compelling page-turner of a read, Lord of Order is simply riveting.” —Midwest Book Review“The past is future in this sweaty, swampy, gun-slinging first cousin to dystopian classics like The Handmaid’s Tale and Fahrenheit 451.” —Stephen Scott Whitaker, Co-editor of The Broadkill Review and member of the National Book Critics Circle“The resonance engendered by Atwood, Pullman, and now, conspicuously, Brett Riley. They are prophets of the terrible could-be. I was blown away by this book, and I want you to read it.” —Paul Eberly, PaulEberly.com“Lord of Order is a thrillingly violent, dark and brutal story of conspiracy and rebellion. Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian North America of the future, it is part spaghetti western and part thriller, mixed and painted onto a religiously themed canvas and influenced by current events.” —Lee Doughty, Grimdark Magazine“Brett Riley writes hard-core action that should keep readers turning his pages, his literary point the hypocrisy and perfidy of extremist fundamentalisms that trample all freedom and humanity.” —Douglas Unger, author of Leaving the Land and Voices from Silence“Through vivid scenes of battle and quiet moments of reflection, this engrossing novel brings us to the heart of these internal and external struggles and, ultimately, suggests a way toward redemption.” —Beth Castrodale, author of In This Ground and Marion Hatley“The writing, very to-the-point, without frills or unnecessary ornaments, is really good—tight, straight, charismatic, atmospheric, drawing me in and dragging me along at a relentless pace through the whole book.” —Dieter Moitzi, Goodreads.com“To save mankind, people of faith must risk their lives, and their very souls. Lord of Order is a remarkable dystopian novel from the imaginative author of Comanche.” —A.D. Hopkins, author of The Boys Who Woke Up Early

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