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2050: Psycho Island, Book 1

Written by: Phil M. Williams
Narrated by: Tristan Wright, Sarah Grace Wright, GraceWright Productions
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A tropical paradise destroyed by hurricanes.

Converted into an open-air prison.

The perfect place for undesirables.

The American dream is a mirage. The gap between the haves and the have-nots is wider than ever before. The haves live a life of opulence, with robotic domestics and self-driving vehicles. The have-nots struggle to survive, their jobs long since replaced by automation, with only Universal Basic Income standing between them and starvation.

Crime is nearly nonexistent, thanks to the surveillance state and the test. Ubiquitous cameras and facial recognition software deter and detect would-be criminals, and the test identifies psychopaths with 99.59 percent accuracy. Citizens who test positive receive a one-way ticket to US Penal Colony East. The have-nots call it Psycho Island.

In 2050, people struggle for their piece of a shrinking pie. Derek Reeves is one of those people, a small farmer, his business hanging by a thread. His wife, Rebecca, dreams of the finer things in life. Jacob Roth, CEO and member of the most powerful banking family in the world, sweeps Rebecca off her feet and gives her the lifestyle she craves.

Summer Fitzgerald’s pregnant. Like all prospective parents, she wants a designer baby. These children vastly outperform natural-born children. Unfortunately, her nurse’s salary and her fiancé’s low-level tech job don’t pay enough to give their little bundle of joy the must-have advantage in the new economy.

Naomi Sutton is a congresswoman with her eye on the White House. Unwilling to take campaign donations with strings, she lacks the budget or the connections for a serious run at the presidency. In a town of sharks, she’s the only one who truly cares about the people. Will she compromise her ideals to sit on the throne of power? Will she make good on her promise to close Psycho Island?

In 2050, the seeds of discontent are growing. The elites will stop at nothing to maintain their dominance. But the people are awakening to the rigged game.

And they’re very, very angry.

©2020 Phil M. Williams (P)2020 Phil M. Williams

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Slow start but...

Yes it starts off with necessary background info, but in my opinion, it's worth the credit(s). I am on my second time through, and also starting book 4!

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good read . . a little slow and the beginning . .but pickS up quickly and keeps you wanting to know more

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Engaging characters in a believable near future

The characters had me right away, and the storyline struck me as a very pertinent kind of fiction that builds off all the trends and dilemmas in the world around us right now. I'll be finishing this series as it becomes available. The narration, BTW, is excellent.

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