Higher Cause

by John Hunt

In 1789, on board His Majesty's Armed Vessel Bounty, Fletcher Christian plotted a mutiny against his friend, Captain Bligh, in order to follow the British Admiralty's secret orders to return to England with a Tahitian artifact of incredible power. More than two centuries later, the economies of the world are on the brink of collapse. Petur Bjarnasson and Isaac Bonhoff partner with the world's wealthiest investors and best entrepreneurial scientists to create new energy sources, and thus enough new wealth to perhaps pay off the world's accumulated debt. But there are groups who don't want that debt paid off... On the Paradise Islands in the eastern Pacific, the team must contend with the many forces of the world that are threatened by their success. The Bounty may hold Petur's best chance of victory. If it can be found.

Audible Audio

First published February 5, 2013

Reviews

[Luc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, smart, and excellent. I will look for more by the same author.

[Josiah R · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book combining historical fiction with modern espionage, geopolitics, philosophy, economics, and science, along with some echoes of Asimov’s Foundation, and Galt’s Gulch from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. Some people criticized the dry narration in the audiobook version, but I didn’t see too big of an issue there and definitely preferred it to an ebook screen reader.

[Hyrum · Rating 2 out of 5]

The writing was fine, I suppose, but I skipped about 60% of this book. Just couldn't get into it for some reason. I remember becoming annoyed by the parts with the stereotypical secret agent character.