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Broken Protocol Conspiracy
What makes a nation believe a lie?
That's the question Jay Nichols has been trying to answer since he first experienced widespread mass hysteria as a child. A question that started when Orson Welles put millions across America into a panic in less than an hour.
Now, his Ph.D. work is attracting the attention of world powers, secret societies, and dark organizations. Only they don't care if he can answer the question. They just want him to build a weapon.
After Nichols refuses all the recruiters, a stranger shows up at his apartment with a warning. As the student's life becomes ever stranger and more dangerous, Nichols is dragged into the world of secrets, lies, and espionage. Unsure of whom to trust, the final question he has to ask himself is what kind of person he wants to be, while the spies around him try to ensure he picks their side.
From the Author Interviews:
"History offers us a chance to look at ideas in entirely new ways. I wanted to write about propaganda, and mass media persuasion but I could see people's eyes gloss over. They'd heard it all before, fake news, ideology-driven media, etc... I recognized that to truly look at the idea I had to pick a moment in history when it was more potent. When it made everyone look around and ask, 'How is that possible?' I chose the Orson Welles panic because that's exactly what happened. Media persuasion and propaganda produced an event the world didn't understand and they still don't fully understand."
That's the question Jay Nichols has been trying to answer since he first experienced widespread mass hysteria as a child. A question that started when Orson Welles put millions across America into a panic in less than an hour.
Now, his Ph.D. work is attracting the attention of world powers, secret societies, and dark organizations. Only they don't care if he can answer the question. They just want him to build a weapon.
After Nichols refuses all the recruiters, a stranger shows up at his apartment with a warning. As the student's life becomes ever stranger and more dangerous, Nichols is dragged into the world of secrets, lies, and espionage. Unsure of whom to trust, the final question he has to ask himself is what kind of person he wants to be, while the spies around him try to ensure he picks their side.
From the Author Interviews:
"History offers us a chance to look at ideas in entirely new ways. I wanted to write about propaganda, and mass media persuasion but I could see people's eyes gloss over. They'd heard it all before, fake news, ideology-driven media, etc... I recognized that to truly look at the idea I had to pick a moment in history when it was more potent. When it made everyone look around and ask, 'How is that possible?' I chose the Orson Welles panic because that's exactly what happened. Media persuasion and propaganda produced an event the world didn't understand and they still don't fully understand."
72 pages, Paperback
Published May 25, 2019
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May 5, 2019
I bought this book in the belief I was getting a complete story. The book describes some interesting people and introduces the idea of a sky fall event that has a disproportionate effect on large numbers of people. I read it with great enthusiasm until I smacked into the ending without anything being resolved. I definitely wouldn't buy this book unless I had the next several books in the series in hand. I don't like to be disappointed when I finish a book.
March 10, 2019
Post on Amazon and goodreads ,by debra johnson.
What is sky fall. And why would a CIA or a FBi agent go after a 20 year old college student. Were they se nt records of his work or thesis , grade's or what? What of the Russian girl and the dark haired girl? Your book entries me , I want to read more.
Thanks Debra.
What is sky fall. And why would a CIA or a FBi agent go after a 20 year old college student. Were they se nt records of his work or thesis , grade's or what? What of the Russian girl and the dark haired girl? Your book entries me , I want to read more.
Thanks Debra.
March 31, 2019
I really enjoyed this book, especially the writing style. The author takes historical events and weaves them into his story which is also an expose on propaganda and marketing. Thought provoking for sure. I am happy to recommend this book.
April 22, 2019
Interesting and revalant.
Contains interesting ideas on mass persuasion, propaganda. Respect to politics today and tomorrow. Could deal with options available to the average reader for clarifying or searching for relevant facts.
Contains interesting ideas on mass persuasion, propaganda. Respect to politics today and tomorrow. Could deal with options available to the average reader for clarifying or searching for relevant facts.
July 13, 2019
Chock full of intrigue, action and suspense
I read the first Sky Fall trilogy book before reading this novella and really wished I'd read them in order. This novella introduces interesting characters, powerful people, and is chock full of intrigue, action and suspense. Great read.
I read the first Sky Fall trilogy book before reading this novella and really wished I'd read them in order. This novella introduces interesting characters, powerful people, and is chock full of intrigue, action and suspense. Great read.
May 3, 2019
Very interesting and weird! Conspiracy is the theme that pulls you into this unusual world! Confusing but exciting!
April 6, 2019
well written and very thoughtful story. The author in my opinion makes for a story that keeps the reader on the edge of suspense and applies sentences that really makes one think. A very good read.
May 4, 2019
Kept stopping to think about each chapter. The premise is scary as some of it has and is happening.
August 18, 2020
Another super interesting story from this great writer! I did really enjoy this! Somerthing completely different! Liked the style, ideas, plot & general ambiance! Well worth a read!
January 21, 2020
A Whole Lot To Make You Think
When I started to read this I thought how weird could this be if it were real then I was sure it was real! Then I got to the end and I find that, with the exception of the real science, most of the facts as presented, weren't reality. Sky Fall Events have nothing to do with the sky falling but with events that deal with life altering occurrences that mankind brings about.
When I started to read this I thought how weird could this be if it were real then I was sure it was real! Then I got to the end and I find that, with the exception of the real science, most of the facts as presented, weren't reality. Sky Fall Events have nothing to do with the sky falling but with events that deal with life altering occurrences that mankind brings about.
March 1, 2019
This was an exceptionally cool concept, with great potential. Frankly, it needs an edit - there are a lot of typos and they were a bit distracting (hence the star reduction), but even with that issue this was such an incredible story that I immediately rushed to download the first *real* book in the series (this is a novella/prequel). With a crisp edit, this one will blow you away... The characters and underlying mystery are ominous and dark and altogether too possible for my personal comfort. There's an incredible sense of paranoia woven throughout the text that made the whole thing edgy and compelling and I thoroughly enjoyed my first footsteps into this world...
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