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New Libertarian Novel
A series of libertarian novelettes, newly brought to print, portrays police-state tactics in America. Set in the fictional town of Abe’s Turn, “The Conscience of Abe’s Turn” (http://AbesTurn.com/) tells the story of four civil-rights activists who resort to espionage in order to challenge the police-state tactics of their hometown local government. They form an underground organization to serve as “Conscience” to the government around them.
“It’s extremely political,” says series author J. Timothy King, “but it doesn’t get into party politics. Our heroes have just as many conservative sympathies as they do liberal ones. So far, episodes have addressed freedom of speech and assembly, gun rights, due process, anti-drug laws, sexual assault laws, police brutality, and official corruption.”
The story is told in the style of a dramatic television series. Each episode not only tells a self-contained story but also develops a planned 24-episode story arc. Originally posted at http://AbesTurn.com/, the first four episodes have now been released as a book, about the size of a novel. This first volume also contains “Bonus Extras,” including a behind-the-scenes essay about the inspiration and politics behind the story and an additional short story involving the series characters.
For more information, visit http://AbesTurn.com/.
New Novelette Series Brings the Magic of Television to Literature
This series of dramatic novelettes, designed to appeal to television viewers, kicks off with its first 4-episode book.
Waltham, Massachusetts (PRWEB) October 4, 2008 — If more people are watching TV instead of curling up with a good novel, a new series of novelettes, “The Conscience of Abe’s Turn,” may provide an alternative, because it is designed and packaged like a modern television drama.
Author J. Timothy King explains: “I wanted to create something more like a TV show than like a series of novels, with shorter, tighter, individual episodes.”
All of the episodes feature the same characters, setting, and themes, and they have connecting storylines, just like a modern television drama.
Originally posted at the series website AbesTurn.com, the episodes are being released in books, each about the size of a novel, each containing 4 episodes. Each book also includes “Bonus Extras” similar to those found on DVDs of television shows. The first 4 episodes have been released, with a planned 24-episode story arc.
The Conscience of Abe’s Turn is about four civil-rights activists who resort to espionage in order to challenge the police-state tactics of their home town, Abe’s Turn.
“It’s extremely political,” Mr. King explains, “but the heroes have just as many conservative sympathies as they do liberal.”
The Conscience of Abe’s Turn is currently on sale at http://AbesTurn.com/book1, at Amazon.com, and at BarnesAndNoble.com, with introductory pricing through election day, November 4.