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Does that star-spangled banner yet wave ...
One hundred years from now, America is a very different place. Central authority has collapsed. Infrastructure has broken down. Science and learning are slipping away.
... o‘er the land of the free ...
The northeast survives as a collection of independent city-states called freeholds. The freeholds keep to themselves. No one dares to cross the no-man’s-land between them, territory infested with the horrors of this new world—eaters and skeeters, bleeders and bogeys.
... and the home of the brave?
No one ... until the summer night when a stranger arrives at Brighton Freehold, having crossed ten klicks of untamed ground. He comes with a warning. A great army from the south is on the march, destroying everything it finds. And the struggling seaside community of Brighton, hard-pressed by famine and pox, is next in its path.
Even in a future without hope, there is a place for courage. For resistance. And for one last desperate stand ...
In the year 2125.
2125, a 30,000-word novella, is the latest offering from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Michael Prescott.
One hundred years from now, America is a very different place. Central authority has collapsed. Infrastructure has broken down. Science and learning are slipping away.
... o‘er the land of the free ...
The northeast survives as a collection of independent city-states called freeholds. The freeholds keep to themselves. No one dares to cross the no-man’s-land between them, territory infested with the horrors of this new world—eaters and skeeters, bleeders and bogeys.
... and the home of the brave?
No one ... until the summer night when a stranger arrives at Brighton Freehold, having crossed ten klicks of untamed ground. He comes with a warning. A great army from the south is on the march, destroying everything it finds. And the struggling seaside community of Brighton, hard-pressed by famine and pox, is next in its path.
Even in a future without hope, there is a place for courage. For resistance. And for one last desperate stand ...
In the year 2125.
2125, a 30,000-word novella, is the latest offering from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Michael Prescott.
109 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 25, 2025
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Michael Prescott
49 books167 followersA pseudonym used by Douglas Borton, aka Brian Harper.
Douglas Borton grew up in New Jersey and attended Wesleyan University, then moved to Los Angeles and pursued a career as a screenwriter. After working with several independent producers, he eventually switched to writing novels, a much less stressful occupation. He has published 25 thrillers, starting with horror novels in the 1980s and continuing with suspense and crime novels in the '90s and beyond. His latest book is Bad to the Bone (2015), a sequel to Blood in the Water (2014). After twenty years in traditional publishing, he went the indie route in 2011 and has become one of America's bestselling ebook writers.
Douglas Borton grew up in New Jersey and attended Wesleyan University, then moved to Los Angeles and pursued a career as a screenwriter. After working with several independent producers, he eventually switched to writing novels, a much less stressful occupation. He has published 25 thrillers, starting with horror novels in the 1980s and continuing with suspense and crime novels in the '90s and beyond. His latest book is Bad to the Bone (2015), a sequel to Blood in the Water (2014). After twenty years in traditional publishing, he went the indie route in 2011 and has become one of America's bestselling ebook writers.
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September 23, 2025
This was an exceptional read, not just because of the subject matter, but because of our main character Rider, a young man stuck in the throes of war amidst the dwindling freeholds of what used to be the United States of America. How Prescott maintains Rider's very unique personality and dialogue without missing a beat (not one!) is proof that this author is a master of his craft. Highly recommend for a unique quick read.
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