Autumn of the Republic: The Generals of October, 20th Anniversary Edition

Autumn of the Republic (The Generals of October, 20th Anniversary Editionm, revised 2015) is a political and romantic suspense thriller that entertains while it makes us think. Article V is a ticking time bomb in the US Constitution. We can hold a Second Constitutional Convention (CON2) and revise the Constitution -- or throw it out the window and start over (as many radical extremists with partisan or sectarian agendas would love, on their terms).

Two young Army officers (David Gordon and Victoria 'Tory' Breen) work together and fall in love while investigating a plot to seize the government during CON2.

Rather than write a tedious poli-sci or law text, the author wisely chose to write it as a political suspense thriller with two strong romantic male and female leads. The story of CON2 is told both from their personal viewpoints and from John Dos Passos-style ANN news flashes. The unfolding national catastrophe looms plenty big in the background--we don't need footnotes, lectures, or detailed opinion pieces. The facts speak for themselves.

The author's approach, when he first published The Generals of October in the 1990s, was to remain even-handed and avoid partisan politics. As one lover of the novel (a Pentecostal Protestant) told the author: "You bash everyone equally. It's totally fair and balanced. I love it." Recently, the novel has been re-released in the current 20th anniversary edition under the revised (and appropriate) title Autumn of the Republic.

You are about to read the most important political thriller of the near future. It updates the classic Seven Days in May (1960s coup thriller) and other great political suspense novels with action, passion, and a plausible crisis out of tomorrow's scary headlines. NOTE: the 1990s invention in this novel of a super-computer called Cloud Master was prescient--and the murder investigation conducted in virtual reality was well ahead of its time, as are the novel's premise and theme.

As a Constitutional Convention (CON2) unfolds, across a panoramic backdrop of Washington D.C. in its worst crisis since the Civil War, two attractive young Army officers conduct a murder investigation -- and stumble on a conspiracy by military and corporate leaders to seize the government.

Captain David Gordon and Lieutenant Victoria ‘Tory’ Breen investigate the disappearance of a Coast Guard computer expert who knew too much. As their investigations intersect, so do their passions - but the national crisis cannot wait. Can they stop the plot of the Generals of October, who want to throw out the U.S. Constitution we have known since 1787, and install an entirely new one that means tyranny and injustice for all while corporate profits skyrocket? (Update 2015: is it already happening by stealth, one rotten new bill at a time in a corporate-owned Congress with a growing international investor base that has no need or understanding for U.S. history and principles? Is Detroit the canary in the coal mine? We need a sequel…)

This is the first major update on Seven Days in May,which was a bestselling novel and blockbuster movie with an all-star cast half a century ago. Dark Cold War paranoia is obsolete -- but, as Oklahoma City 2005 and New York City 9-11 proved, there is no shortage of deadly enemies both inside and outside our nation.

If you love intense, brainy thrillers like Seven Days in May, Three Days of the Condor, The Parallax View, or The Lost Constitution, here is a powerful companion story. New Author Preface contains fascinating background details and fascinating info. Look for info & updates soon at www.clocktowerbooks.com.