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The Cattle
Shortly after implementation of the Real ID Act of 2005, the United States National Identification System is created and an intense period of information gathering is begun. Detailed personal data about all U.S. residents is stored in a registered, highly secured database controlled by an enigmatic government agency. The governmental grip tightens with new laws requiring standardized state documents that comply with federal guidelines. And this is only the beginning. Following exhaustive and flawless testing of the fledgling National Identification System, the government forces the issue of microprocessor implants for verification purposes. Every person in the United States of America will be implanted with a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) microchip to authenticate identity and store personal information. Yet, one question remains Is identity verification the only reason for signifying everyone with the Mark of the Beast? The evening before the National Identification System officially becomes a reality, during the last control tests of the system, something goes Someone accidentally discovers the real purpose of the implants. A secret agenda, hidden behind the “identity verification” cover, is exposed.
- GenresFiction
212 pages, Hardcover
First published June 7, 2005
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About the author
Greg M. Sarwa
5 books1 followerGreg M. Sarwa is a native of Chrzanow, Poland. After graduating from high school, he entered the Academy of Mining and Metallurgy College in Krakow Poland to pursue a Geology degree.
While still in college, he married his childhood sweetheart and shortly after, they immigrated to the United States in a search of a new beginning and to start a new life.
After many different jobs, Greg realized that his biggest passion was writing. His observations of the surrounding world and of human nature have nourished him for this writing journey, where not to his surprise his fictitious ideas become reality.
ForeWord Magazine has awarded the 2005 Book of the Year Bronze Medal in Science Fiction Greg’s first book entitled “The Cattle”.
With his wife and two daughters, he resides in Illinois.
While still in college, he married his childhood sweetheart and shortly after, they immigrated to the United States in a search of a new beginning and to start a new life.
After many different jobs, Greg realized that his biggest passion was writing. His observations of the surrounding world and of human nature have nourished him for this writing journey, where not to his surprise his fictitious ideas become reality.
ForeWord Magazine has awarded the 2005 Book of the Year Bronze Medal in Science Fiction Greg’s first book entitled “The Cattle”.
With his wife and two daughters, he resides in Illinois.
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February 5, 2020
Ta książka to totalna porażka. Bohaterowie ścigają się przez 170 stron, żeby zdobyć nagranie DVD, nie udaje im się, i książka kończy się w najbardziej dramatycznym momencie. Autor ma w nosie czytelnika i nie daje żadnego wyjaśnienia co dalej. To trochę tak, jakby pisarz umarł zanim doszedł do napisania porządnej akcji w swojej książce i ktoś to po prostu wydał tak, jak było. Żenada! Zmarnowałam życie na lekturę tego gniota...
June 21, 2007
The author gets FIVE stars for his fast-paced story.
I'll only give THREE stars for the proofing/editing.
Greg Sarwa’s The Cattle is a chilling and incisive glimpse at one possible future facing America. Following a wave of fear and uncertainty brought about by continued terrorist attacks on US interests both at home and abroad, the American government reacts in a decisive, far-reaching effort to curtail acts of violence and end terrorist anonymity. However, in its haste to protect its citizens, the federal government unknowingly squanders the hard-won freedoms purchased with the blood of our forefathers. With international terrorism growing at an alarming rate, ample justification exists for the creation of a National Identification System (NIDS), an electronic guardian of unprecedented scope. The legislation enacted to protect Americans now threatens to irrevocably alter the American way of life, and only a select few are even aware of the dark agenda that takes shape under the guise of protecting our citizenry.
Does this sound like fiction? Perhaps, but it isn’t as improbable as one might think. Disturbingly enough, the technologies needed to make this system a reality are either available or under development today.
But questions remain.
Exactly where are the boundaries of such a system? By accident, Brian Warburton discovers the answer to this question and copies startling evidence of the system’s capabilities on a computer disk. When his dead body is searched, the disk is nowhere to be found.
What secrets have been uncovered? Clues to the disk’s disappearance are contained on a security camera videotape that has also vanished. A trail of death follows both the tape and the disk in a fast-paced and deadly game of cat and mouse.
Can America be warned in time? Chicago TV news reporter, Jacob Reed, through an unusual sequence of events, finds himself thrust into the role of would-be-savior. He must unravel the mystery quickly, all the while staying one step ahead of his coldly efficient pursuers. As Jacob tries to ferret out the truth, others become caught up in a lethal race against time: Jacob’s friend, Eric Lester, whose computer expertise proves indispensable; a Polish immigrant named Anna Tabor who finds herself entangled in a sinister intrigue; Jacob’s “boss”, Richard Leyland, also unwittingly drawn into the fray as the fate of America hangs in the balance.
All in all, The Cattle is a cold splash in the face -- a stark, sobering view of what might yet come to pass. It is a tale many will find as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. Chicagoans will delight in the familiar settings, Americans will be enthralled by Jacob’s common man heroics, and readers everywhere will pause to wonder, “Is this fiction or is this a prophecy?”
Visit Greg M Sarwa's website at http://www.gregsarwa.com/
I'll only give THREE stars for the proofing/editing.
Greg Sarwa’s The Cattle is a chilling and incisive glimpse at one possible future facing America. Following a wave of fear and uncertainty brought about by continued terrorist attacks on US interests both at home and abroad, the American government reacts in a decisive, far-reaching effort to curtail acts of violence and end terrorist anonymity. However, in its haste to protect its citizens, the federal government unknowingly squanders the hard-won freedoms purchased with the blood of our forefathers. With international terrorism growing at an alarming rate, ample justification exists for the creation of a National Identification System (NIDS), an electronic guardian of unprecedented scope. The legislation enacted to protect Americans now threatens to irrevocably alter the American way of life, and only a select few are even aware of the dark agenda that takes shape under the guise of protecting our citizenry.
Does this sound like fiction? Perhaps, but it isn’t as improbable as one might think. Disturbingly enough, the technologies needed to make this system a reality are either available or under development today.
But questions remain.
Exactly where are the boundaries of such a system? By accident, Brian Warburton discovers the answer to this question and copies startling evidence of the system’s capabilities on a computer disk. When his dead body is searched, the disk is nowhere to be found.
What secrets have been uncovered? Clues to the disk’s disappearance are contained on a security camera videotape that has also vanished. A trail of death follows both the tape and the disk in a fast-paced and deadly game of cat and mouse.
Can America be warned in time? Chicago TV news reporter, Jacob Reed, through an unusual sequence of events, finds himself thrust into the role of would-be-savior. He must unravel the mystery quickly, all the while staying one step ahead of his coldly efficient pursuers. As Jacob tries to ferret out the truth, others become caught up in a lethal race against time: Jacob’s friend, Eric Lester, whose computer expertise proves indispensable; a Polish immigrant named Anna Tabor who finds herself entangled in a sinister intrigue; Jacob’s “boss”, Richard Leyland, also unwittingly drawn into the fray as the fate of America hangs in the balance.
All in all, The Cattle is a cold splash in the face -- a stark, sobering view of what might yet come to pass. It is a tale many will find as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. Chicagoans will delight in the familiar settings, Americans will be enthralled by Jacob’s common man heroics, and readers everywhere will pause to wonder, “Is this fiction or is this a prophecy?”
Visit Greg M Sarwa's website at http://www.gregsarwa.com/
August 8, 2007
As part of the Real ID Act of 2005, the National Identification System is created for American citizens as an anti-terrorism measure. The government goes into overdrive, collecting personal information to be stored in a highly secured database. Another part of the law mandates the injection of a RFID (radio frequency identification) chip in all American citizens, and all visitors to America, where that information will be stored. There are all sorts of safeguards in place to prevent misuse of the system, headquartered in a secure portion of O’Hare Airport in Chicago.
The system also has a much more evil, and extremely Classified, purpose, one which is accidentally discovered by mid-level systems analyst Brian Warburton. He copies the information on to a CD-ROM, and manages to get rid of it, just before he dies of a "stroke." This happens on the day before the law, and the mandatory RFID injection, is supposed to take effect. It falls into the hands of Jacob Reed, local TV reporter. Along with Anna Tabor, a young woman who flew in that day from Poland, and into whose luggage Warburton put the CD-ROM, he keeps one step ahead of police and federal agents looking for them. Can Jacob and Anna get this information on TV to warn the American people in time?
This book certainly gives new meaning to the phrase "ripped from today’s headlines." It’s a very spooky, and very well-done, story that will give the reader plenty to think about. It is recommended for everyone, but especially for those who think that implanting people with RFIDs, as an anti-terrorism measure, or as the next step in personal information storage, is a good thing.
The system also has a much more evil, and extremely Classified, purpose, one which is accidentally discovered by mid-level systems analyst Brian Warburton. He copies the information on to a CD-ROM, and manages to get rid of it, just before he dies of a "stroke." This happens on the day before the law, and the mandatory RFID injection, is supposed to take effect. It falls into the hands of Jacob Reed, local TV reporter. Along with Anna Tabor, a young woman who flew in that day from Poland, and into whose luggage Warburton put the CD-ROM, he keeps one step ahead of police and federal agents looking for them. Can Jacob and Anna get this information on TV to warn the American people in time?
This book certainly gives new meaning to the phrase "ripped from today’s headlines." It’s a very spooky, and very well-done, story that will give the reader plenty to think about. It is recommended for everyone, but especially for those who think that implanting people with RFIDs, as an anti-terrorism measure, or as the next step in personal information storage, is a good thing.
October 20, 2016
Intriguing idea, but very poorly executed. I give the author credit for trying to write something, and he is no worse than thriller superstar Dan Brown (hell, the chapters in this book are longer than anything Brown has written), but neither of those points mean this book is any good. If you must track down a copy to read over the course of an hour or two, try to find one at the Goodwill, like I did.
April 29, 2015
This book centers around a new id chip that is set to be placed into everyone living in the US. An employee accidentally stumbles upon classified information that can change the nation's support if the id chips. It's a race against time to keep the government from getting their evidence back. It's a real page turner with an ending you definitely won't see coming!
October 8, 2012
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March 31, 2019
Konu çok orjinal hatta biraz özenli yazılsaymış çok ses getiren bir roman bile olabilirmiş ama o son ne bileyim...
Can sıkıntısından okunabilir. Zaten kısacık bişey.
Can sıkıntısından okunabilir. Zaten kısacık bişey.
March 11, 2016
Thought provoking read about what happens when we give the government too much power and control over our lives in the name of "safety". Would have liked to see a sequel.
October 1, 2016
You won't able to put this book down - reading it feels like you are in a movie. The story line keeps a quick pace throughout and doesn't drag on at all.
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