The Foundation

Jack Emery , Book 1

By: Steve P. Vincent

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

When a corrupt think tank, The Foundation for a New America, enlists a Taiwanese terrorist to bomb a World Trade Organization conference, the US and China are put on the path to war.

Star journalist Jack Emery is pulled into a story far more dangerous than he could have imagined. Because the Foundation's deputy director, the ruthless Michelle Dominique, recognizes that whoever controls the message controls the world. And she will take control, no matter the price.

Enter Jack's boss, Ernest McDowell, owner and chairman of the largest media empire on the planet. In the midst of political upheaval, EMCorp is about to become the final play in the Foundation's plan. When Dominique traps the EMCorp owner in her web, Jack's the only one left to expose the conspiracy before it's too late.

As the world powers smash each other against the anvil of Taiwan, Jack will risk everything to battle the Foundation and prevent them from taking control amid the devastation of a global war.

©2016 Pan Macmillan Australia (P)2017 Steve P Vincent

The Fifth Estate in the Turmoil of Japan and China

Sometimes it feels like you are reading today’s headlines. A corrupt think tank, political unrest, using the internet to bring down China. And the one who can stop the far-right wing conspiracy is a veteran journalist. I am not sure that the veterans in the media are the ones who can save us from conspiracies, but it does make a good read for a first novel. Like many first novels it lacks in god character development and continuity, but it shows us what a new author might become. Worth the read and worth going to the next novel by Vincent.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher

Who can stop the Foundation

Jack Emery is a journalist thrust into a race against time, as an underground US political power tries to take control of the country, by starting a war in China. This is a good conspiracy book, although some of the actions of the Foundation are hard to believe.

Not read/listened to anything by the author before , but have listened to a lot of Jeffrey Kaffer. As usual he does a good job bringing the story to life and keeps the interest going.

"This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of Audiobook Blast."

not great

struggled to finish, no emotion in the narrative voice. there was little heroic about the hero

Scary to think about this actually happening

This book is a compelling read. It's scary to think about. When I finished all I could do was look for the next book. The only problem is it's not on audible or Kindle
Don't pass this one up.

First use of Audible format, not my favorite.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Speaking about the format (audible), I found it difficult to follow the story development. I would recommend this to people who are attuned to listening for long periods of time. Unfortunately, I am not.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

The story and characters were well developed judging from the time portion that I dedicated to this book. I did not complete this book as I had difficulty listening in a continuum sufficient to follow the complete story. .

What about Jeffrey Kafer’s performance did you like?

I found his reading style not to my liking, he reads with a cadence that is difficult for me to discern the character changes and nuances. Long periods of listening would tire me and I would have to begin listening again.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Corporate control

Any additional comments?

I read (listened) to this book at the behest of the author and my inability to relate to an audible format should not be taken as a reflection of the work, rather my inability to relate to this format.