Assassin Trilogy: Prayers for the Assassin : A Novel (Series #1) (Hardcover)

from sloepoque

This story opens in Seattle in the year 2040. Part of America has become The Islamic Republic of America; the rest of it has become the Bible Belt. There has been a second Civil War, and this time around the North won again, but the South refuses to knuckle under to the tyranny of the Islamic Rep...

from MSWallack

An interesting premise (a world in which Islam has taken over much of the former USA which remains at war with the "Bible Belt") that simply didn't work. The story was somewhat interesting, but I kept coming back to the fact that I simply didn't believe the back story that the author had created ...

from Corduroy7

A very different read. Seems a particularly thought-provoking read in an election year.

from juniperSun

It's hard to call this an alternate history when it was written in 2006, but since I'm reading it in 2023 it feels like it. The main characters are very interesting, with strong sense of responsibility, personal morals, and intelligence, caught in a time of chaos. I really enjoyed Sarah's quick w...

from schraubd

They say you should find one nice thing to say about anything. I'll say Ferrigno does add some good dramatic pacing, akin to the Da Vinci Code. Like the Da Vinci Code, that is transposed against a marked lack of actual literary talent. Unlike the Da Vinci Code, the "alternative history" (or here,...