American Dreams Collection

Books 1-3

De: Brian Parker, Phalanx Press

Narrado por: Andrew Wehrlen

Regardless of where we fall on the political spectrum, one thing is certain: Our way of life is only one or two administrations—or another global disaster—away from changing forever. Already, we have seen the dangers of government overreach, and those in control always seem to want more.

Our rights as citizens of this great nation have never been in greater peril than they are today. Recent experiences have illustrated that we continually walk a fine line between maintaining our democracy and descending into the grip of a totalitarian-style government, which establishes and discards laws, mandates, and executive orders seemingly on a whim.

The government cannot be blindly trusted, which is why the US Constitution, and the subsequent Amendments were written the way they were. The framers of the Constitution believed that power should reside with the people, not the government. However, we’ve slowly relinquished power, bit by bit, for the past 248 years to that very government that our forefathers warned us about.

American Dreams is a series about one man’s journey from being a law-abiding citizen under a corrupt government during yet another global pandemic to a freedom fighter, standing up for the rights that were bestowed upon us all when the United States gained its independence from the British.

Now, for the first time ever, all three books are collected in one edition.

From Book 1, The Decline:

The world transformed in the blink of an eye.

H5N8, a deadly strain of coronavirus, shut everything down as people cowered in their homes, fearful of the disease. Schools and businesses shut their doors. The economy crashed. People went hungry, while others hoarded food and supplies. Interaction between neighbors became strained, each believing that the other carried the virus.

When martial law was declared, National Guard troops showed up, patrolling the streets by day and enforcing a strict curfew after dark. While the population was distracted by quarantine, binge-streaming television programs, and arguing over social media, congressional lawmakers pulled their shadowy levers of power by midnight vote, dissolving the United States Government and forming the New American Republic.

The NAR brought about sweeping social reforms and rewrote the US Constitution. Citizenship and service became compulsory. Violators of federal laws were subject to swift, severe punishment.

Bodhi Haskins was muddling his way through online college courses when one of the NAR’s fledgling agencies came to his door, serving him with a draft notice. The opportunity to serve the Republic elevated him above the masses, providing him with food, shelter, and safety. But at what cost? Will his soul ever recover from what his superiors order him to do in the name of progress?

From Book 2, The Ascent:

Welcome to the Revolution.

One man had the courage to stand up for what was right against the tyrants of the New American Republic. The name of Bodhi Haskins became a rally cry for patriots everywhere, giving them the will to fight and take America back from those who seek to destroy her.

Bodhi’s wife, Cassandra, finds herself in the midst of a war zone after Bodhi returns to Texas to fight for freedom alongside his former teammates. She’s forced into action to save their family when NAR forces arrive, attempting to cut off the head of the Resistance and end the war.

No longer content with simply holding the line against protestors and revolutionary forces, the NAR’s leadership wants the insurgency stopped at all costs, deploying loyalist officers and deadly technologies to hot spots around the nation.

©2023 Brian Parker (P)2023 Brian Parker