The year is 2040. The aircraft carrier Osama bin Laden is anchored just off Seattle. The Super Bowl is being played at Khomeini Stadium.
Imagine the terrorists won. The Islamic States of America covers most of the northern and western United States. That’s the premise of a new novel, “Prayers for the Assassin,” by Robert Ferrigno. It’s a work of fiction with a provocative starting point and quite a sense of timing.
Sheesh! What a concept from hell brought to earth in a new novel Prayers for the Assassin.
As the Chief is a fan of the sub-genre of sci-fi known as “alternate history” as practiced by writer Harry Turtledove and others, this looks to be a good read, and is on the want list for sure.
Meanwhile, if you want to sample a pretty good taste of the milieu of the novel check out this “Republic World News” – a site that is set up as a portal set in the year 2036 of the novel – complete with news of the world, sports, ads, etc. They did a really good job on it – even if the book isn’t the sort of thing that strikes your fancy, the site is worth a look – it’ll give you something to think about for sure!