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2103: The Fall of America
It's the year 2103. Fifty-three years after the second American Civil War the landscape of a once great nation is in shambles. The United States in no more and is now broken into three separate countries; The American Union, The Confederate States of America, and the California Republic. The American Union is in a constant state of Martial Law due to rioting by a group of protestors known as “Outliers”. They fight against the oppressive laws decreed by President Caleb Fulton, but all is not what it seems. The man they know as President Fulton is an actor named Stephen O’Neil who is being held captive by an administration that has been in power for more than twenty years. After their plan to have the protestors killed in a tragedy dubbed “The Chicago Massacre”, the American Union’s capital is in upheaval and reeling over the deaths as more troops hit the ground to secure order. But the massacre is nothing more than a giant act of smoke and mirrors. There is an agenda at play that once it has begun, will have a devastating effect on the entire world.
Told from multiple points of view, in brief glimpses of a characters life, 2103 is a story about corruption, greed, and the human will to survive. For those who love dystopian, speculative fiction. Take a journey into the “land of the free and the home of the brave” after everything falls apart.
Told from multiple points of view, in brief glimpses of a characters life, 2103 is a story about corruption, greed, and the human will to survive. For those who love dystopian, speculative fiction. Take a journey into the “land of the free and the home of the brave” after everything falls apart.
116 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 9, 2014
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About the author
Drew Avera
95 books167 followersDrew Avera is a Navy veteran, musician, and the bestselling author of the Dead Planet series and the Alorian Wars.
He was born and raised in rural Mississippi and grew up with a deep affection for comic books and science fiction movies and television shows. At one point he boasted a comic book collection with more than 1,000 issues. His love for comics inspired him to pursue a career as a comic book artist, but an injury to his hand ended that dream permanently.
Still, he was inspired to create in one medium or the other. He picked up a guitar at fifteen years old and began writing songs almost immediately. That “obsession” as his parents called it put him on the path to rock stardom…in his bedroom.
It was when he turned sixteen and bought the novel “What Savage Beast” by Peter David (The Incredible Hulk) that he caught the bug to be a writer. Unfortunately, it would not come to fruition until fourteen years later.
Drew enlisted in the US Navy as an Aviation Electricians Mate at seventeen years old. He served twenty years and deployed on four combat deployments to the Persian Gulf. During those deployments he would spend his free time reading books. He loved reading books in a series and that inspired his journey to becoming a fiction author.
In November 2012, at the age of thirty, Drew began his journey as an author by participating in national Novel Writing Month (NANoWriMo). He published his first book in March of 2013 and the rest, as they say, is history. With more than twenty books published in the space opera, military science fiction, cyberpunk, and dystopian genres, he has built a backlog with something for everyone who enjoys science fiction adventures.
After retiring from the Navy, he began an exciting new career in the simulation field. Drew is now focusing his efforts on building upon what he learned in his first eight years of publishing. He has plans for an all-new space opera and military science fiction series as well as new collaborations with other writers.
The best is yet to come!
To learn more about Drew and his books, visit www.drewavera.com.
Subscribe to Drew’s newsletter for updates on new releases, or follow his Amazon Author Page to receive updates directly from Amazon.
The Alorian Wars (Space Opera/Military Science Fiction Series)
Broken Worlds
Deadly Refuge
Mutiny Rising
Shadow Empire
Regime Change
The Dead Planet Series (Cyberpunk/Dystopian)
Exodus
Verity
Endgame
The Syndicate Series (Cyberpunk)
Rise of the Syndicate
Eye of the Syndicate
Other books
Traitor
Skye Byrn
He was born and raised in rural Mississippi and grew up with a deep affection for comic books and science fiction movies and television shows. At one point he boasted a comic book collection with more than 1,000 issues. His love for comics inspired him to pursue a career as a comic book artist, but an injury to his hand ended that dream permanently.
Still, he was inspired to create in one medium or the other. He picked up a guitar at fifteen years old and began writing songs almost immediately. That “obsession” as his parents called it put him on the path to rock stardom…in his bedroom.
It was when he turned sixteen and bought the novel “What Savage Beast” by Peter David (The Incredible Hulk) that he caught the bug to be a writer. Unfortunately, it would not come to fruition until fourteen years later.
Drew enlisted in the US Navy as an Aviation Electricians Mate at seventeen years old. He served twenty years and deployed on four combat deployments to the Persian Gulf. During those deployments he would spend his free time reading books. He loved reading books in a series and that inspired his journey to becoming a fiction author.
In November 2012, at the age of thirty, Drew began his journey as an author by participating in national Novel Writing Month (NANoWriMo). He published his first book in March of 2013 and the rest, as they say, is history. With more than twenty books published in the space opera, military science fiction, cyberpunk, and dystopian genres, he has built a backlog with something for everyone who enjoys science fiction adventures.
After retiring from the Navy, he began an exciting new career in the simulation field. Drew is now focusing his efforts on building upon what he learned in his first eight years of publishing. He has plans for an all-new space opera and military science fiction series as well as new collaborations with other writers.
The best is yet to come!
To learn more about Drew and his books, visit www.drewavera.com.
Subscribe to Drew’s newsletter for updates on new releases, or follow his Amazon Author Page to receive updates directly from Amazon.
The Alorian Wars (Space Opera/Military Science Fiction Series)
Broken Worlds
Deadly Refuge
Mutiny Rising
Shadow Empire
Regime Change
The Dead Planet Series (Cyberpunk/Dystopian)
Exodus
Verity
Endgame
The Syndicate Series (Cyberpunk)
Rise of the Syndicate
Eye of the Syndicate
Other books
Traitor
Skye Byrn
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August 5, 2023
Audiobook: The plot of this book was unique. The story related a dystopian future in which America has had a second civil war which resulted in three different ruling factions. There were several characters, and each section was a different perspective depending on which character was the focus. The issue for me was that there was no character that I liked. Each character had their own agenda and some of their actions were reprehensible. Even though some of the characters excused their actions by rationalizing that they were working for the good of their government, it didn't make them more acceptable. I had to pay attention to the story so that I knew which character was the focus of that section. Al Kessel's narration was great as he provided a different voice for the various characters which helped to separate them as I was listening to the audiobook. I was given a free copy of the audiobook, and I have voluntarily posted this review.
September 28, 2017
This is a timely and well written book that takes place in the future. The year is 2103 and America has already gone through yet another civil war. Instead of using the past to change the present it would seem some things never change and the world is in for some strange things. I enjoyed the author's different perspectives handed to readers through the eyes of multiple characters. This book will have your undivided attention and hopefully it will also make everyone think about how easily things can go very wrong.
September 22, 2014
As you can probably guess, the year is 2103 and it has been just over 50 years since the second American Civil War. However, this civil war left the USA in 3 separate pieces. This book, Act I, takes place in one of those three – the American Union. Martial law is the usual law with anyone who shares an opinion that is contrary to the government’s is labeled an Outlier. Death usually follows shortly after the label is affixed.
With plenty of suspense and no little amount of action, Avera leads us through this future America in grisly fashion. There’s sorrow, death, selfishness, madness, greed for power, and no little amount of anger. President Caleb Fulton rules everyone and everything with an iron fist, including his actor persona, a man names Stephen he hired to play himself for the public eye. Being wheelchair bound and suffering from a disfiguring illness, he knew the American people would never have elected him president; hence the subterfuge. Stephen and his family live under constant threat from the real Fulton and his shadow administration.
Throughout the book, we see many different viewpoints. As with Reich, everyone is a hero in their own head and this is an aspect I really enjoyed about the book. Some justify their actions more than others. Some simply assume they are a good person, hence all their actions must be the right actions. A few of the characters I thoroughly enjoyed hating on (the real Fulton and this other psycho who I won’t name so as to avoid spoilers) while other characters I could completely sympathize with even though I disagreed with some of their actions (such as the priest). It made for dynamic reading.
My one criticism concerns the female characters. They are love interests, wives, or sex objects. None of them stand alone as an individual character. Rather they are something the men must take care of, rescue, or use in some way. Needless to say, I found their characters to be the least interesting of the story.
This tale has an underlying cautionary note, as did Reich, concerning power unchecked and allowed to blossom (inevitably?) into a brutal tyranny draped in bureaucracy that punishes all but those at the pinnacle of power. Plenty of questions were left open ended for the reader to ponder, and also for a sequel. I hope there is a sequel. After all, not all the bad guys met their deserved end.
Narration: Over all, the narration was good. each character had a distinct voice, the female voices were believable, and the pacing was good. There was one psycho bad guy whose voice I thought was a little over the top, and little too sinister and creepy, so we always knew he was up to no good, but this quickly became apparent and then this creepy voice matched the character’s actions.
With plenty of suspense and no little amount of action, Avera leads us through this future America in grisly fashion. There’s sorrow, death, selfishness, madness, greed for power, and no little amount of anger. President Caleb Fulton rules everyone and everything with an iron fist, including his actor persona, a man names Stephen he hired to play himself for the public eye. Being wheelchair bound and suffering from a disfiguring illness, he knew the American people would never have elected him president; hence the subterfuge. Stephen and his family live under constant threat from the real Fulton and his shadow administration.
Throughout the book, we see many different viewpoints. As with Reich, everyone is a hero in their own head and this is an aspect I really enjoyed about the book. Some justify their actions more than others. Some simply assume they are a good person, hence all their actions must be the right actions. A few of the characters I thoroughly enjoyed hating on (the real Fulton and this other psycho who I won’t name so as to avoid spoilers) while other characters I could completely sympathize with even though I disagreed with some of their actions (such as the priest). It made for dynamic reading.
My one criticism concerns the female characters. They are love interests, wives, or sex objects. None of them stand alone as an individual character. Rather they are something the men must take care of, rescue, or use in some way. Needless to say, I found their characters to be the least interesting of the story.
This tale has an underlying cautionary note, as did Reich, concerning power unchecked and allowed to blossom (inevitably?) into a brutal tyranny draped in bureaucracy that punishes all but those at the pinnacle of power. Plenty of questions were left open ended for the reader to ponder, and also for a sequel. I hope there is a sequel. After all, not all the bad guys met their deserved end.
Narration: Over all, the narration was good. each character had a distinct voice, the female voices were believable, and the pacing was good. There was one psycho bad guy whose voice I thought was a little over the top, and little too sinister and creepy, so we always knew he was up to no good, but this quickly became apparent and then this creepy voice matched the character’s actions.
September 27, 2014
I listened to the Audible version of this book. It's an interesting take on the future of the USA after American Civil War II.
The story starts about 100 years into the future after the second American Civil War. The United States is divided into three different countries: The American Union, The Confederate States of America, and the California Republic. The story focuses on living in the American Union, where martial law would be considered taking a cake walk. The premise was interesting, but the amount of death and killing for anyone essentially looking cross-eyed at the policies of the day, was too much for me. Plus I would have liked a bit more character development. I also didn't like how the story just ended. An extra paragraph or two at the end would have helped bring closure to this particular story, even if a trilogy is ultimately expected.
Al Kissel's narration was good. He had different and distinguishable voices for each character. He also denoted urgency and resignation when appropriate.
The story starts about 100 years into the future after the second American Civil War. The United States is divided into three different countries: The American Union, The Confederate States of America, and the California Republic. The story focuses on living in the American Union, where martial law would be considered taking a cake walk. The premise was interesting, but the amount of death and killing for anyone essentially looking cross-eyed at the policies of the day, was too much for me. Plus I would have liked a bit more character development. I also didn't like how the story just ended. An extra paragraph or two at the end would have helped bring closure to this particular story, even if a trilogy is ultimately expected.
Al Kissel's narration was good. He had different and distinguishable voices for each character. He also denoted urgency and resignation when appropriate.
October 5, 2014
For me, this was kind of a quandary. It's well written and I see what the author probably wanted to do...the thing that doesn't sit well with me is, that I don't like to read depressive things. I like realism, but why would I want to read the study of how the world will burn to ash because evil men will take control? That just....didn't satysfy me. I was touched in some scenes....but no. If it was longer, I wouldn't have finished it for the simple reason of not making me feel better, but worse. I know we need to hear hard truths....but they can be said in a way that doesn't make you want to shoot your brains out.
So....very well written, highly realistic, but sad and depressive. Didn't "enjoy" it at all.
So....very well written, highly realistic, but sad and depressive. Didn't "enjoy" it at all.
March 15, 2016
This was a great read by Drew about a future of America after a civil war that just ripped through the whole country and then some. This is a great read and if you look around today you can even see a lot of people who are giving away their own rights and don't even see that it is happening. Little by little we lose more and more every day. I hope people will see this before it is too late. Yes , I'm a veteran and have seen and done some way out there things but this book kind of gave me a few chills. Great read and god job by Drew. I love his style and the little twists he throws in his books. I know I keep saying it but this was a good read and I hope that he has more of this to come. Could be a good series. Thanks for sharing your work Drew.
May 18, 2016
"From the lips of the slain"
This is a novella quickly read but powerful in impact. Set in a future America, no longer United, the story unfurls through the various points of view of numerous protagonists caught in the cruel web of the central spider, the crippled and invisible President of one of the new confederacies. Each chapter heading reveals whose story will follow. Some live, some die, and together they cast a chilling picture of what might happen in a future world a!lowed to go cold from fear.
The ending comes all too quickly and I hope that Mr Avera has an Act Ii for us sometime soon.
This is a novella quickly read but powerful in impact. Set in a future America, no longer United, the story unfurls through the various points of view of numerous protagonists caught in the cruel web of the central spider, the crippled and invisible President of one of the new confederacies. Each chapter heading reveals whose story will follow. Some live, some die, and together they cast a chilling picture of what might happen in a future world a!lowed to go cold from fear.
The ending comes all too quickly and I hope that Mr Avera has an Act Ii for us sometime soon.
June 10, 2014
Interesting
Interesting
What would happen if the U.S. had another civil war and it split up into 3 territories? How would the local and federal agencies work? Would we still have our freedom? In this book you might find some answers. Interesting story, sucked me in right away. Told by different views of how things are.
Interesting
What would happen if the U.S. had another civil war and it split up into 3 territories? How would the local and federal agencies work? Would we still have our freedom? In this book you might find some answers. Interesting story, sucked me in right away. Told by different views of how things are.
May 12, 2015
I was hooked the second I started reading.
October 5, 2017
Great fast read
Don't let size fool you. This is a very good read. The characters are interesting. The web of intertwined lives and story are well done. Looking forward to reading more by this author. Recommended
Don't let size fool you. This is a very good read. The characters are interesting. The web of intertwined lives and story are well done. Looking forward to reading more by this author. Recommended
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