Glenn Beck’s heart-pounding sequel to his #1 bestselling novel The Overton WindowThe last battle for freedom is under way. An unlikely band of ordinary Americans is ready to make its last stand in defense of self-rule, freedom, and liberty. Among them is Molly Ross, a young rebel who exposed a shadow war for the nation’s fate that is waged by aging trillionaire Aaron Doyle and an elite cabal of self-styled tyrants. Marked as traitors and hunted down, Ross and her allies are cornered and standing alone.But the fight is far from over. As Doyle prepares to fulfill his dark global vision for humanity’s future, Molly and her small but devoted team bravely infiltrate one of the most secure locations on Earth—a place holding longstanding secrets that, if revealed, will forever change the way Americans view their extraordinary place in history. Glenn Beck takes the sizzling suspense and roller-coaster twists of The Overton Window to new heights in this electrifying thriller.
Glenn Edward Lee Beck is one of America's leading radio and television personalities. His quick wit, candid opinions and engaging personality have made The Glenn Beck Program the third highest rated radio program in America and Glenn Beck, one of the most successful new shows on the Fox News Channel. His unique blend of modern-day storytelling and insightful views on current events allowed him to achieve the extraordinary feat of having #1 New York Times bestsellers in both fiction and non-fiction. Beck also stars in a live stage show and is the publisher of Fusion magazine.
Online, he is the editor of GlennBeck.com and the publisher of TheBlaze.com.
Beck is the author of six consecutive #1 New York Times Bestsellers including his latest book, the thriller The Overton Window. When The Christmas Sweater, his first novel, debuted at #1 on the fiction list, Beck became one of a handful of authors to write books that reached #1 on both the fiction and non-fiction NYT lists.
Glenn Beck’s heart-pounding sequel to his #1 bestselling novel The Overton Window brings a dystopian future of America closer based on current events.
The last battle for freedom is under way. An unlikely band of ordinary Americans is ready to make its last stand in defense of self-rule, freedom, and liberty. Among them is Molly Ross, a young rebel who exposed a shadow war for the nation’s fate that is waged by aging trillionaire Aaron Doyle and an elite cabal of self-styled tyrants. Marked as traitors and hunted down, Ross and her allies are cornered and standing alone.
But the fight is far from over. As Doyle prepares to fulfill his dark global vision for humanity’s future, Molly and her small but devoted team bravely infiltrate one of the most secure locations on Earth—a place holding longstanding secrets that, if revealed, will forever change the way Americans view their extraordinary place in history. Glenn Beck takes the sizzling suspense and roller-coaster twists of The Overton Window to new heights in this electrifying thriller. Pay attention, this may be closer than you think!
I read this book right after finishing "The Overton Window" - which scared the crap out of me. I wasn't sure I wanted to continue the story after finishing the first one, but I'm glad I did. "The Eye of Moloch" is better written, a faster read, more deeply scary, and ultimately more hopeful (I sure needed that!).
Do I recommend this? Well, yes & no, but you're the only one to decide which side of the advice you should follow.
Are you easily scared by current events? Do you believe in deep conspiracy theories? Do you believe that mankind is doomed regardless? If you have anxiety issues and answered yes to all of these questions, then don't. Just don't. Pick up the most recent feel-good animal story and just be happy.
But if you're not sure if the answers to the above questions are yes or no - or you're pretty sure the answers are no, then this book is probably for you. You probably have what it takes to be objective and take the good parts out of the book and leave the rest. It's actually a pretty good thriller with a lot of action.
Disappointing. This is a sequel to the Overton Window, which was enjoyable but only half a book so I quickly went on to this one. Unfortunately, it does not complete the story and still leaves the reader hanging and there is no further sequel. Maybe that's Beck's message, i.e. we don't know whether the evil master of the universe will win or lose. However, when I read a thriller I expect closure and this was totally unsatisfying. It also had a meandering storyline and characters and is not that well written.
As with Glenn Beck's other fiction books there are two ways of viewing The Eye of Moloch.
One way is simply that it is fiction, the other is, as Glenn calls it "faction".
First from the fiction perspective, it is a fast paced thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. It's essentially set in the present, but in a somewhat dystopian view of the present. The government has eyes and ears everywhere. Evil men run a shadow government that controls everything. We see the mighty clash of ideologies with libertarian freedom on the one side and Utopian government control on the other.
This book is fun and, at times, terrifying. The character, Molly Ross says, "It’s not their own secrets they’re so interested in keeping anymore. It’s your secrets they want." Elsewhere the book says, "The sole thing tyranny fears is truth". Those 2 quotes sum up the plot of this book. The government wants all the secrets, but someone needs to tell the truth before it's too late.
Within the fiction perspective, I do have the same concern with this book that I did with The Overton Window, and that is that the characters did not feel real. They were either pure evil or selfless ideologues, seeking for the betterment of humanity at any cost to themselves. I did appreciate that the character of Noah Gardner was a bit more nuanced this time around, his journey as he learns more about the Founder's Keepers and their cause to bring better knowledge about freedom and the founding of our nation was interesting and enjoyable to follow.
How about from the "faction" perspective? Well, there were definitely some issues there. There's a lot of good stuff too, but I'll cover the issues first.
The biggest issue was from a technological perspective. It kept going into how our phones and computers are monitoring us at every moment, that the government sees and hears everything around our phone even if it is turned off. I kept thinking about things like bandwidth and battery life. If my iphone was broadcasting everything I was saying, it would take a lot of bandwidth. My data plan would go through the roof. Of course, AT&T could choose to not make me pay for the surveillance data, but would they really allow that much bandwidth to be taken up with no compensation?
My iphone's battery would run out pretty fast if it was constantly uploading surveillance. Would Apple really allow the government to make their devices perform at a fraction of their ability just so they could watch us?
I guess my point is that it is possible for technology to do the things that were claimed in this book. But it would require a lot of companies to give up a lot of money to allow the government to spy on us and that just isn't believable.
The "faction" aspect wasn't all bad. This book goes into the legislation that allows American citizens to be detained without trial if they are suspected of terrorism. That's an issue that was glazed over by much of the media. The book is also littered with little tid-bits and factoids that are more verifiable than the data issue mentioned above.
All in all, it's an enjoyable book. It's about an epic battle between good and evil, it's about freedom versus serfdom and it's about normal people fighting scary, faceless government. The "faction" aspect feels a little over the top, but if you can suspend your disbelief it's a fun ride.
This was an intense conspiracy book. Beck et.al. does a good job of avoiding directly pointing fingers at Obama and the US government, and instead uses George Soros wannabees, big mega-billionaires that have their fingers in everything - government, education, politics, history, commerce, business, etc. A couple of months ago the premise of the government in collusion with the giant money guys spying on EVERYONE via emails, internet, credit card purchases, drones, schools,libraries, etc. etc. would have been laughable. But since the Snowdon spy release of information on the National Security Association doing just that, well now this book takes on prophetic aspects. This book deals with patriots, the Founders Keepers, sort of like the Tea Party folks, trying to keep safe and maintain the Constitution that they believe is divinely inspired, who are harrassed, chased, hunted, and killed by the government through their contract employees, and having the media totally not reporting on it. These issues sound just like what we are going through now in America. The IRS harrassing the Tea Partiers is like the government in the book harrassing the Founders Keepers. These similarities make this book worthwile, even though there are some obvious plot problems, (ie. how does Thom Hollis get better without antibiotics? suddenly). Other aspects of plot are very weakly held together as well. What this lacks is the main idealist, Molly Ross, speaking up in her own voice. We need more inspirational speeches. Much of that kind of speech is hidden here and there and given out of the mouths of other characters and yes, a sometimes intrusive, narrator.
Glenn, Glenn, Glenn. I love you dearly, I really do, but you write terrible fiction books! This book is worse than the Overton Window which wasn't great either, but you could at least follow the plot. This one seemed to be more interested in following the "george soros" character. I didn't really feel like you explained much about the Eye of Moloch, although I knew what it was from following your show. The flow from chapter to chapter was jumpy and the entire book seemed like it had been written by different authors for different sections. And what was up with what you did to Molly? How did that enhance the story or make her a charismatic leader? You never did tell us what happened to her dog - it just jumped out the window! You have GREAT ideas, and in the hands of someone like Michael Paul Evans who wrote the Michael Vey series, it might have been a great book. This is not your forte. Hire some real fiction writers if you want to tell another story and turn it into a book, because this is not your talent. Give a story like this to Brad Thor and HE'LL tell the story you meant to tell. Folks, don't buy this book, although you need to know about this topic. Try Rabbi Lapin's videos on You Tube about the Tower of Babel, but don't waste money and time on this one. (Love you Glenn. Sorry!) The Title was the best thing about this book.
The Founders Keepers, introduced in The Overton Window, are back in action. Will they prevail in exposing the plans for the destruction of America as we know it? Or will their plans go up in smoke? Well if I wanted to write a spoiler I would tell you, and I don't do that, so I guess you will just have to read the book to find out. Overall well written it seemed a bit thinner than its predecessor. Also a bit of a problem was just jumping into where the previous book left off. I don't like it much when authors do that. It seems as if the authors are expecting you, over the course of a few years, not to read anything in anticipation of their next release. And since one book practically leaves off where the next starts why don't they just release it as one book? I know two books makes them more money, but damn! My personal gripes aside this is a good book and again Beck leaves us with a lot to ponder at the end of the book.
The sequel to "Overton Window" delivers on chills and thrills and a few eyebrow-raising escapes. The latest installment (I feel a third book coming on...) of "faction" leaves one a little stunned though. Remember when you watched the old James Bond films, and you thought it was so cool that he had all the gadgets and gizmos? The contemporary Bond films (The Daniel Craig films excepted) fell flat after a while because it was no longer unbelievable that a person had those gadgets and gizmos--indeed, many of us DID have them. Knowing what we now know about PRISM, the NSA wiretapping, the IRS intimidation of conservative groups, and the FBI domestic drone program, Beck's book is more like non-fiction. Scary stuff. But enjoyable. In its own way, this book seeks to do for us what Molly Ross' "Founders Keepers" seeks to do for their world: open our eyes, think for ourselves, and move to action.
Glenn Beck's new thriller, "The Eye of Moloch", started off really well and remained exciting all the way through. The authors hit their stride with this one. I was OK with "The Overton Window" but this one is better.
The Story: In Overton Window (as I recall) Molly Ross was leading a band called the Founder's Keepers, a group of patriots who have discovered a shadow government of individuals manipulating the system in order to replace it with something more suitable to them. "The Eye of Moloch" continues that story though the book can stand on its own.
Molly is on the run and her little band of patriots have been devastated by attacks from pseudo-government security forces and the white supremacists. Now a plan emerges. She has one chance.
OK. I'm not going to give away too much here but it is a pretty exciting story. I thought "The Overton Window" got too bogged down in explaining politics. Those problems have been fixed in this novel. Religious people seem real. The bad guys seem bad but not crazy, nor too wordy.
This is a violent book. Bad things happen in it. It's messy but it has a purpose. I don't recall any cursing but there must have been some. I just don't recall.
I liked the ending.
So... not a novel for kids... unless your kids read a lot of Vince Flynn novels. :-) This novel is on par with Vince Flynn and Brad Thor kind of novels.
American patriots struggle to survive while attempting to non-violently fight the loss of freedom.
I didn't feel like I missed anything by not reading the first book. The writing largely avoids repetitions and wandering details. I appreciate that a story which presents the Christian faith as a good thing also shows life as it is - kindness, honor, crudity, and violence alike - without devolving into sentiment, platitudes, or sermons. I especially liked that there was a list of sources at the end of the book so the reader can research whether the fictional story has a factual basis.
Really enjoyed this book once I got a little bit into it. At the beginning I had a hard time getting back into it and some parts seemed a little confusing with the way you were thrown right back into the action not quiet where it left off in the last book, but once I got past that I really liked it. The ending seemed a bit rushed and with as much as the characters seemed to be running from "the man", the ending didn't convey the same feeling. It was almost like they weren't worried at all about being caught even though they really should have been with all that had happened in the rest of the book. That just seemed very odd to me. Overall a really good book and good continuation of the series. Looking forward to the next in the series.
A much better read than the first book in the series. This book continues Molly's fight against the cabal that is out to destroy the foundations of America. As the fight grows more desperate, it is possible to read between the lines and see what is actually happening today and those behind the destruction of America into a socialist state. Even thought this has failed so many times there are still those who do not understand the adage that "Those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it." Recommended.
While I liked the last novel of this series better, this one does pack a good punch at the end as the story of the Founders Keepers continues to unfold. A BIG surprise at the end - shouldn't give it away but I like that the plot takes this huge turn in the story finally. What's really upsetting to this reader are the revelations Beck makes within the storyline that have turned out to be already taking place within the government and our freedoms despite his having written this well before the "scandals" that are NOW taking place - phony or not!
I enjoyed this book much more than Beck's introduction book, The Overton Window. This is a sequel and is much more interesting and has a much better plot and story line. Both of Beck's books are full of political information and situations that could at some point be quite relavent to our country's situation and future. Lots of "futuristic" stuff, but Glenn does a very good job of documenting his books which leads one to start believing there is something more to these books than just interesting novels.
This is the sequel to the Overton Window. The story picks up the trail of Molly Ross. She is a young patriot who exposed an undercover war for the fate of America. She has been labeled a traitor and is being hunted down. During the chase to capture her, she is blinded. Her lack of sight hinders her leadership of her small band of patriots. With out much outside support she and her group take a stand against the financial warlords attempting to control the fate of the US. This is not the best thriller I've ever read, but it was strong enough to make me read the second in the series.
Listened to on CD. This is the sequel to Overton Window. I haven't read Overton for several years and this picks up right where it leaves off. I was a little lost in the beginning, but got up a few chapters in with a recap. It was a little slow to start but actually picks up and has a great climax and end. If you liked Overton, you will like this.
Fabulous sequel to The Overton Window. Same characters and new ones introduced.
A quick read, I finished this book very quickly, couldn't wait to see what is up for this wonderful nation of ours. I hope people start paying attention really soon.
Book two in the series - just as good if not better than Book 1.
As the author states, these books are "faction" - meaning they are fictional character and events that are based upon factual characters and events. I really appreciate that at the end, Beck give a long list of "for example"'s of what was factual - such as: the TIA Program (Total Information Awareness) created after 9/11 with the excuse it would be used on terrorists only but is actually being used and will be used even more so on American Citizens to bring us under control. Such as: The massive amount of detail intel the government gathers is not an exaggeration. The NSA gathers as much data every 6 hours as has ever been stored in the entire Library of Congress! And now the NSA is building a top secret $2 Billing facility in Utah to store and analyze the data it is collecting (think every single detail on you from name, to SS #, what you ate for lunch today, what car you drive, where you go, when you are at certain locations, what you stai no the phone to your bff, what Rx you just picked up, etc.etc.etc.) This facility is reportedly 5 times the size of the US Capitol and according to some published reports it could hold 5 zeta bites of data! That's as much data as contained in 310,000,000,000 iPhones. Let that sink in. And there's fusion centers: located across the country and are used to collect, analyze, and share data between all levels of government, concerning "threats" to the US. As we see today so easily now: the real questions is Who determines what a "threat" actually is? As words get redefined almost daily today, that's a pretty serious question to consider.
This book is a fascinating "movie" you read (or listen to) and should really be made into a movie, along with Book 1!
Another sample Fact: The "Ordo Seclorum" in the book was inspired by The Bohemian Grove - a club north of San Francisco in the Red Wood Forest, where the world' richest and most powerful men meet for 2 weeks every Summer. The club's real motto is, "Weaving Spiders Come Not Here," a slogan alluding to the idea that business discussions are to be left outside the gates. Unfortunately for members, that has not always been the case. The Manhattan Project (aka: Atomic bomb) was reportedly planned here as were several other world-changing events.
Another sample he recommends: Watch the 1982 documentary "No Place To Hide".
Another and more commonly known: how 6 main companies rule the media world: G.E., Disney, News Corporation, Viacom, Time Warner, and CBS - they control 90% of all US Media. What could possible be fishy about that?
These books are filled with what ended up being prophetic material written back in 2010 and 2013 - and which today have almost all come true. Glenn himself states he's really good at predicting things, he just stinks at the timing of it.
If you want to be entertained and at the same time see what's coming down the pipeline, then read these books!
Excellent and fun reads. Glenn is a master story-writer and story-teller. High recommend.
This book is the sequel to The Overton Window by Beck. Molly's little band of freedom fighters are on the run from government forces, and not likely to make it to any safe haven soon. Ben has been imprisoned for a while, then conscripted into the armed force pursuing them, though he has no stomach for it. His father's organization continues to manipulate the government and people of the U.S. through its control of the media narrative. As they said in The Princess Bride, "It would take a miracle..."
This story seems pretty unrelentingly dark throughout, which is what the author is going for - to convey the sense of hopelessness that Molly and her bodyguard Thom Hollis and Ben all are feeling against the overwhelming odds.
A great deal of the book is spent exploring the points of view of the bad guys, like white supremacist George Pierce, and Warren Landers, the leader of mercenary corporation Talion, Arthur Gardner's right hand man, and Aaron Doyle, the shadowy figure at the top of the pyramid of Earth's secret masters.
A quote from the lips of Warren Landers, to George Pierce:
"In your own language, then, abortion on demand has murdered seventeen million blacks, and counting...We've normalized the voluntary termination of their babies into just another form of birth control - and a sacred civil right of liberated, empowered women. That's the illusion we've created to make another genocidal weapon in the race war you've always wanted."
Interesting perspective on abortion on demand, eh?
And another interesting bit:
"This 'kill list' to which Mr. Landers referred was a relatively new development, at least among governments that still tipped their hats to the rule of law. Together with a small contingent of advisors the President would regularly meet to nominate and then pass judgement on foreign (and now domestic) 'militant' individuals deemed eligible for termination without the benefit of due process."
If you're not too sure this can actually happen in this country, check out Beck's afterword at the back, with references to all of the scary scenarios he describes in the book. See the National Defense Authorization Act, which legalizes martial law in the U.S., allows the military to indefinitely detain people without trial, and authorizes drone strikes on American soil, if the person is determined to be "engaged in combat" against the U.S. We've already killed American citizens without benefit of a trial overseas, it's a slippery slope to do it here, too. Maybe you trust the current administration not to do it, but what about the next? It's very seldom that the federal government voluntarily limits or recants its powers.
I hope and pray that it never comes to the state of affairs described in this book, but it's just a hop, skip and a jump away if we're not careful about the erosion of our freedoms.
Not quite as good, perhaps, as the first book, so we'll see how things wrap up in the final installment of the trilogy.
Those of you following my reviews know that 5 stars is a rare evaluation for me. I feel this title, however, fully earned them. Maybe in part due to its success in stirring a liberal meltdown (apologies to any of my liberal friends out there). Particularly appropriate to have plowed through this during the 4th of July.
Outstanding, and at the same time frightening. Why frightening? Because of the fact that so much of the plot mirrors current events with increasing clarity. The events of the January 6th uprising clearly put these fears into perspective as does the recent witch-hunt, kangaroo court trial of a former president, and the weaponization of the justice apparatus. Nothing could be clearer, however, Americans remain blind in passive denial comforted in their delusions of freedom, and spoon fed by a subjective media, that no longer knows truth from lies, fact from fiction, or good from evil. Many Americans are largely digitally brainwashed and no longer able to think clearly for themselves. They trade their freedoms for false promises and instant gratification. Individual right of small groups overshadow collective responsibility. The wealthy become increasingly rich and untouchable, while the poor become increasingly poorer and their ranks are swelled by the former middle class. Fake crises follow one another to keep the populace divided and under control This is not fiction unfortunately. Anyone questioning the agenda is ridiculed, mocked, ostracized, removed, either politically, socially, legally, or physically.
The tale does what it is meant to do, it is gripping and mostly believable. The credibility of this tale is what makes it both sad and frightening. I was so engrossed that I gave up all other reading for the few days I spent reading this title. This is number 2 in the Overton series, I learned this unfortunately only after completing it. I completed it in about 5 days reading several hundred pages the evening before.
Highly recommended: There are some noteworthy observations on page 213, 217, 351-352
Although I am not a big fan of the thriller genre, I was immediately drawn into the action of this one. Oddly enough, I found the villains in this story more compelling as characters than the heroes/ heroines, which unfortunately is often the case in both fiction and real life. The characters of Aaron Doyle and George Lincoln Rockwell Pierce were especially intriguing. What makes a person evil?
The female characters on the other hand, including Molly, Virginia, and Ellen Davenport, while all brave, intelligent, and professional women, were so universally “good” that they ended up being boring and predictable. Makes me wonder if there is some sort of bias on the part of the author.
After a strong opening, the plot began to meander in different directions and go off on confusing tangents. But fortunately things tightened up again for a gripping conclusion, in which the author displays an impressive lnowledge of the inner workings of our nation’s “surveillance state”, hence the title “Eye of Moloch” which is trained on us all, for better or worse.
Some people call this “conspiracy theory”, but I am not one of them. This is real and many Americans have first-hand knowledge of how desperately the ruling class wants to know the secrets of all its subjects.
God awful, unoriginal plot and even worse delivery. The main course is once again Beck’s own political and religious beliefs but it’s peppered with the laziest tropes (“at least it isn’t raining!””Take me to your leader””kicking ass and taking names” “vengeance is mine!”) and completely forgettable characters. Villains aren’t even hateable, just eye rolling, with the first one being a white nationalist who goes out of his way to throw every slur he can into a single sentence. Story doesn’t go anywhere coherent, just hops from one character’s opportunity to be a stand in for Beck’s real world views to the next, even the ‘action scenes’ are derailed by a way-too-hard attempt at cramming as much cool guy jargon and vehicle names into it as possible. At no point was I thrilled or excited for the next scene, there’s no sense of a build up for what may come next, no genuine care for the characters, just one ‘and then, and then’ after another.
My opinion of Glenn Beck varies depending on the day, but I do enjoy his fiction books. This is a good little series if you enjoy thrillers and conspiracy theories with a basis in fact. (He includes a section at the end of the book with footnotes of sorts of his sources for many of the more "that couldn't happen here" things in the book that could, indeed, happen.) You do need to read this mini-series in order or you will be lost.
I found this book to be highly riveting and more than a little unsettling at its accurate portrayal of the insidious and sinister forces at work in today's global geo/eco-political theater. I read it during the pandemic, but much more has come to light since then to expose the true roots beneath this fictional dramatization. Don't believe me? Read it yourself. You'll be astonished at the parallels.
This is the sequel to "The Overton Window". It is an interesting thriller. Molly Ross and the Founders' Keepers are still trying to get their message out to America that evil forces are taking over. As usual Glenn Beck has little facts throughout this book that apply to our government today. I kept thinking this is what is happening today.
I actually liked this book better then the Overton Window. It was easier to follow since many of the same characters were also in this book. I am truely hoping for a third book but of course the facts must be played out for any sequel to be believable. So I will patiently wait and see if America comes to it's sences.
I am a fan of Glenn Beck's fiction and nonfiction books. This one is another outstanding novel. He puts so much truth and facts into them that the stories seem real. This book is action-packed, with many plots and subplots. It is a page-turner from beginning to end. I listened to the book through Audible Books the narrator Jeremy Lowell did a fantastic job and added to the whole experience.