Review: Abandon all hope, all ye who enter herein.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 13, 2014
Prepare to enter hell on Earth...What happens when the inevitable results of abandoning long held traditions, rising political correctness and ignoring that the real world has harsh rules, have finished their course in the western democracies of Europe? When the forces of feckless leaders, multicultural madness and uncontrolled immigration policies have reached their pinnacle? When politicians, media outlets and non governmental agencies have had their way with cultures and reduced individuals as well as societies to a place where they aren't able to even defend themselves? When the warriors are all but dead, at least, the good warriors. When the western democracies have spent themselves bankrupt by wasting money in all the wrong places? What always happens when stupidity rules? Why, what always happens in history dear reader... it is why being stupid should hurt. Because the Machiavelli aspects of geopolitics always comes to the surface, the desire to be the big dog, and havoc is cried as the dogs of war are loosed... with the most audacious continent spanning war plan ever devised...Such is the background of this delightfully detailed Clancyesque tale of the third world war, that, with the current problems in the Ukraine, could jump onto the front pages tomorrow. When Russia shows the world who's the Big Dog. A war plan for the 21st century that rivals Red Storm rising in global deceit and horrifying bloody detail. But this is a story for politicians, bureaucrats, and others who take on airs of self important feckless decisions and reckless disregard of history. Especially now, as this review is written, the new Russian assertiveness in Ukraine, here in early spring of 2014, as we hear the talking heads on the TV assert, that; "Russia is a rusting hulk of an army.", and we cringe at the sound of idiots whistling past the graveyard...The biggest question arising from this story is the understanding that democracy is the worst form of governance because idiots are allowed to decide the fate of nations, as we now see rampant in Europe and the USA, rapidly sliding towards moral degeneracy and monetary oblivion. The question then becomes, is autocracy built on practicality instead of peoples feelings, a better system, or is it truly evil? Do all democracies self destruct? Or is freedom and liberty a thing totally of the false politics of ideology and arbitrariness, or the true pursuit of happiness within the well defined parameters of a draconian society of ruthless justice? Is there any other choice between democracy, autocracy, or any other system built by men, for man, that takes the place of God?  Characters and crowds, come to life and death as we see that being stupid does hurt, on different levels, as only a few authors are able to show the reader the world through the eyes of the  characters.Chris Nuttall has reached the level of a new Tom Clancy of the 21st century with this one. He is truly a bright and multidimensional writer, and as with many of his novels, he makes you see and consider reality as it is, not as it is desired. This should be required reading for all so called schools that turn out so called leaders before reality slaps them, and us, in the face.