BLURB:
Most of the world's seventeen billion
people are unconscious, perpetually serving their employers as part of massive
brain trusts. The ecosystem has collapsed, and corporations control all of the
world's resources and governments. A bedraggled alcoholic known as the Prophet
predicts nineteen year-old waitress Eadie will lead a revolution, but how can
she prevail when hunted by a giant corporation and the Federal Angels it
directs?
EXCERPT:
The mist was clearing. Brian found himself
standing in the street outside the bar he had entered earlier. Half a dozen
battered and bleeding men stood surrounding him, and at least as many more lay
on the gravel, seriously wounded or out cold.
The
attack had come from somewhere in the mist, from all directions at once. His
head and torso ached and throbbed. He locked his shaking knees to keep them
from buckling. Every muscle in his body seemed to be lengthening, pouring
downward like water. His eyelids drooped.
One
of the standing men took a step toward him, fists raised. Brian tried to turn
away from him, his arm flopping behind his back like a fish.
Behind
his back! His eyes opened a little wider. He straightened and forced his arm to
function, whipping out his revolver and aiming it around at the circle of
attackers.
He
tried to pull back the hammer but too many of his knuckles were broken. He
ended up simply pointing it at the closest one, who backed away cautiously.
Once past him, Brian walked backwards, still aiming the gun as long as he could
see them. Then he turned, moving as fast as he could manage, back toward Dok’s
place.
AUTHOR
INFORMATION:
Mark D. Diehl
writes novels about power dynamics and the way people and organizations
influence each other. He believes that obedience and conformity are becoming
humanity’s most important survival skills, and that we are thus evolving into a
corporate species.
Diehl
has: been homeless in Japan, practiced law with a major multinational firm in
Chicago, studied in Singapore, fled South Korea as a fugitive, and been
stranded in Hong Kong.
After
spending most of his youth running around with hoods and thugs, he eventually
earned his doctorate in law at the University of Iowa and did graduate work in
creative writing at the University of Chicago. He currently lives and writes in
Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Author’s
Website: http://www.markddiehl.com
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10 comments:
Thank you for hosting
Thanks for featuring "Seventeen" today, Sandra!
Nice excerpt and i think the cover is staring at me lol
Goddess and Mark, you are most welcome;)
Hi Pat, that is a good cover isn't it?
The cover was done by the amazing Rebecca Sterling, and I absolutely love it. It captures a kind of Illuminati feel, but also the desolation of a future world where the environment is destroyed and survival depends on being tied to corporations. In the full-size version, you can see DNA and machinery reflected in the eye.
The obnoxious green color is also part of the story. In "Seventeen," the corporations all use a patented shade for everything inside their offices. Called "Corporate Green," it's said to improve productivity by 0.5%.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Sounds like an amazing read!!
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The book sounds fascinating, Mark.
Natasha, thanks for stopping by and supporting Mark.
Oh the cover is kind of freaky, but freaky in a good way. I like it.
I agree, Lynda.
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