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A State of Disobedience
by Tom Kratman

It's Time to Remember the
Alamo All Over Again!

In the long war against terrorism, the US Government had taken on extraordinary powers. And now that the war was won, powerful forces in the government had no intention of relinquishing those powers. As in 1860, the country was on the verge of civil war. And as in 1860, a leader arose to save the country—but it was not the President this time. Instead, the Governor of Texas was the woman of destiny. And, though the Federal Government had more guns and troops, David was about to give Goliath a run for his money. . . .

 

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

Published 12/1/2003
SKU: 0743471709
Ebook Price: $4.00 

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1. Antti-Juhani on 10/24/2009, said:

It wasn't so long ago, the time of the 2000 US presidential elections, the time of the twin towers falling, the time of the US going mad. I remember clearly looking at it from half the world away and fearing the future. I must admit the basic premise of the book is quite plausible. In that political climate, a power grab by one of the players looked inevitable. In retrospect, I must give a lot of respect to George W. Bush, for not doing it. Considered from that background, this book should be an easy four-starrer - but it isn't. Why? The plot construction is competent, the characters are well depicted, the action runs. But, the big but! The bad guys are badly designed. I can readily believe the fictional president, well enough - there are lunatics in all parties and all denominations. What I don't believe is the depiction of the Democratic party in general. The book sets up various "lefty" strawmen and leaves it at that, but none of them are reason enough to support such an oppressive style of government. Tilting at the windmills, eh, Kratman? You could have done a better job - I can imagine several ways you could have convinced me, even with the same basic setup - but then you wouldn't get to make your political point so easily. And another big but! The bad guys are so incompetent, so *bad* at setting up and running a police state that one could spot the train wreck from afar. Essentially, the bad guys saw their own legs off, and all the good guys have to do is not succumb. Not good for a compelling tale - your protagonists need worthy adversaries. It wasn't bad enough book to throw away only partly read. But it left a foul taste in my mouth, and didn't give me much to wash that taste away with. I'm disappointed - there were ingredients enough for a remarkable meal.
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2. A. J. on 6/29/2009, said:

I don't agree with the man but, I'll not fault his craftsmanship. His depiction of Texans was pretty dead on. I've lived here pretty much all my life and I knew someone just like nearly all the Texan characters he portrayed. You'd think the man lived here or something. I hear he lives in MA so, great job on research. He even used y'all correctly or, at least, he didn't use it incorrectly. It's a pet peeve of mine, so, trust me, I'd've noticed if he had. As for his views, he reminds me of Mark Twain. I picture an old man chomping on a cigar while railing at his audience and listing at length and, in lurid profane detail what he thinks is wrong with the country, society and people in genral along with dire predictions as to what will come of it all if someone doesn't listen and do something quick..
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3. Eric J. on 4/3/2008, said:

Great fun. Terse prose, good characterization, the pace was good--even if you don't agree with the "bent" of the author you should appreciate the construction of the story and plot. The author sticks to the story and doesn't insert sex to titillate the audience. To those who are offended: BWAH_HA_HA_HA_HA_HA! THWAP!--I Stooge you. Heh.
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4. Daniel on 3/20/2008, said:

I came late to the party on this one, having first read 'A Desert Called Peace' and 'Carnifex'. I know that 'A State of Disobedience' came first (was it Kratman's first novel? I can't tell, his writing is superb; like a seasoned pro). This novel is frankly terrifying, because it is so dead-on in it's projection of what could be waiting for us all in our very near future. Detractors who claim that this is a 'right wing nut fantasy' are burying their heads in the sand. The story races along, I found myself unable to tear myself away. Characters are very believable, as is the plot (and the dialogue is fantastic). Some parts moved me to tears, other parts made me laugh out loud, and other parts sent surges of adrenaline through me. This was an exciting and fun read, and the more I read by this author the more I think he is truly a brilliant writer. All in all this is an excellent and compelling read; I'd recommend this novel to anyone.
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5. Jay on 2/9/2008, said:

And the transnational progressive goes 'wah'. A good story. Ringo's blurb above for this book is dead-on. I'd have liked to have seen a bit more background to help make the author's socio-political points, so the liberal detractors couldn't easily pigeon-hole this as some kind of right-wing fantasy. This isn't really a 'Texas secedes' novel, since Texas doesn't actually secede at any point in the story, the book refers to Texas' so-called 'right to secede' a myth, and the whole point of the book is that a major change in the federal government is accomplished by mainly two state governments and many individuals using 'non-violent civil disobedience'. Great characters, but the female governor of Texas seems a bit too naive to be a successful politician. Kratman nails Texas politics pretty well, making the point that a Democrat Governor of Texas would probably be a Republican if she lived north of the Mason-Dixon line, or on the left coast. There are actually many extremely conservative, pro-life, gun-toting, red-neck Christian Democrats in Texas. In other words, I could actually see the Alvin Scheer character, one of the best written characters in the book, as a Democrat. (I personally know several older fundamentalist Christians in Texas that are still Democrats. "Daddy and Momma voted Democrat, and that's good enough for me.") He also nails Texas geography pretty well.
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6. Robert on 11/15/2007, said:

This book really made me think about things and I like that in a book. The author seems to actually be arguing with himself. The book seems to miss the point that the government and corporations seem to be the problem. Not just one or the other. The author needs to read his history. The actions taken by President Roosevelt came about because the times demanded it. The churches and the corporations abandoned the people in the thirties and the government had to step in or face a very real revoulution. This country was about to go even further left. I would love to see the author really tackle some of these problems. Don't forget, in the 30's the army was being used to shoot poor people who were protesting wages that would not support a family if you were able to find a job.
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7. John on 9/30/2007, said:

Any book that upsets a lib this much has to be good. They just hate the whole free speech thing when it applies to someone with ideas different from theirs or sets them in a bad light. Just remember folks this is work of fiction and the libs have our best interests at hart. Really. Just ask them :-)
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8. Derek on 8/29/2007, said:

A light but enjoyable read. Slanted a bit to the NRA side, but most good warning stories take a trend to the far end.
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9. Linda on 8/18/2007, said:

A great read! Since I am from Texas, the braggadocio(sp?) works for me. It could happen this way. I see us headed down this road. Right now the most militant religion (besides Islam) IS the Global Warming Bunch. You are counted a heretic if you wonder out loud about their crackpot psuedo science.
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10. robert on 8/12/2007, said:

What a read. If you haven't read it yet, put down your $4 and get it. Those with far, far left political sympathies will not like it one bit, but if you have any moderate, libertarian, or conservative traits, you will. Basically you have a very realistic story of what could happen if modern liberalism is allowed to succeed.
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