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The next battle between liberty and tyranny is about to begin…
In a retelling of the 2015 novel America, Inc., award-winning and Amazon best-selling author Mikael Carlson brings the government surveillance and public manipulation of Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 and weaves in the twists and turns of Game of Thrones. The Black Swan Event is the action-packed first novel of this epic speculative fiction saga showing the world’s terrifying post-apocalyptic future.
* SILVER MEDAL – The Bookfest Awards, Dystopian-Society & War, Fall 2022
* SILVER MEDAL – Global Book Awards, Military, 2022
* FINALIST – American Fiction Awards, Thriller – Political, 2022
* LONGLIST – Page Turner Book Awards, Best Thriller, 2022
* Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2022
“The Black Swan Event brings to life a masterfully detailed array of characters with diverse viewpoints that establish an intricately mesmerizing, yet alarmingly grim, reality.”–Review by Book Excellence ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Welcome to the corporate state: a terrifying look at a future where people are dependent on the system for everything.
Following a global economic collapse in 2039 that brought governments to their knees, brutal violence and chaos spread across the globe. To fill the power vacuum, giant multinational corporations, backed by wealthy benefactors, seized the reins of power and began governing the masses. Nearly fifty years later, there is no crime, no unemployment, no homelessness, and no war. All that progress came at a price – individual freedom.
People are now cogs in the corporate machine whose sole purpose is to enrich the elite. Every employee is monitored for any hint of subversion and subjected to the harshest penalties for even minor transgressions. Most of the world’s population has accepted this new reality. Not all of them have. The corporations call them “terrorists.” They call themselves humanity’s last, best hope for liberty.
When an underground group of dissenters detonates an explosion that causes problems with trading on the world’s sole stock exchange, a series of events are set in motion that threatens to unravel the fabric of society. Egos clash as bureaucrats, corporate executives, and wealthy elites play politics amid an unprecedented threat to their corporatist economic system. Are these black swan events the harbinger of another great collapse, or is it the spark needed for the light of liberty to shine once more?
“The Black Swan Event is unapologetic in its honesty about how the world works but Mikael Carlson adds a Big Brother element to enshrine control, cripple the masses, and make the illusion of safety a pretext for what has the terrifying appearance of martial law and a military dictatorship in corporate form.” — Asher Syed for Readers’ Favorite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Another intense thriller full of twists and turns, in a very creative and frighteningly realistic world–one in which it’s hard to choose a side.” — Amazon Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Liberty or Tyranny? A great struggle is erupting, and the long-forgotten meaning of freedom hangs in the balance. Filled with gritty characters who are not all good or all despicable, prepare for a roller-coaster ride of unexpected twists and dramatic events. When the two sides clash, which side will you choose?
The America, Inc. Saga dystopian, post-apocalyptic novels in order:
The Black Swan Event
Bounded Rationality
Boiling the Ocean
Caveat Emptor – expected 2024
Zero-Sum Game – expected 2025
Paradigm Shift – expected 2026
Join the legion of readers starting their journey in this epic saga and download a copy of The Black Swan Event today!
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From the Publisher
Award-winning political fiction author Mikael Carlson
WINNER – National Indie Excellence Award for Political Thriller, 2014 WINNER – Book Excellence Award for Suspense, 2021 WINNER – National Indie Excellence Award for Political Fiction, 2020 WINNER – American Fiction Award for Thriller: Political, 2020
Politics As UNusual
Political Fiction Author Mikael Carlson
Mikael Carlson’s political thrillers and dramas are a bit different. His novels are written from character points of view to draw the reader right into the heart of the action. A winner of countless awards for his work, he brings political thrillers to the next level in writing that is “Politics as Unusual.”
The Michael Bennit Series Tierra Campos Thrillers Watchtower Thrillers The America, Inc. Dystopian Saga The Santa Trilogy – Heartwarming Holiday Political Suspense The Dancing Trilogy – Political Thriller Romances
Political Thriller Series that are “Politics As Unusual”
The Michael Bennit Series
Michael Bennit is a former Green Beret turned history teacher who strives to inspire his students. After losing a bet to one of his classes, he is forced to do something he never imagined: run for political office..
Michael is a man of integrity and courage navigating a world that sees little of either. He’s the perfect exemplar of what we should all demand from our leaders, and with a likable group of young staffers and close allies, they are a group you will root for until the very end.
The truth is only revealed when you pull back the blanket of lies.
Journalism in America is dead, but Tierra Campos is on a mission to reshape how news is presented. When a teenage gun control advocate is implicated in the school shooting that made him famous, she becomes a household name…and a target.
Tierra and Victoria are everything we want as modern heroines – intelligent, dedicated, confident, and honest. In a society where we see despicable behavior all around us, they bring with them a glimmer of hope that there are still good people out there.
The ability to see someone’s memories is a gift. To Watchtower, it’s a weapon.
Eugene “Boston” Hollinger discovered that he has a gift – a traumatic brain injury has left him with the ability to tap into people’s minds and see their memories. For Boston, it’s an inconvenience he must learn to live with until he realizes that he can use it to uncover a dangerous mole selling our national secrets to the highest bidder.
Boston is the closest thing to a real-life superhero that exists. Imagine what you would do if you could close your eyes and experience another person’s most traumatic memories. What could you uncover? What will Boston find along his journey?
Nothing can destroy the spirit of Christmas. Don’t tell that to politicians.
Politics is the ultimate divisive subject in the modern age. It destroys families and relationships. Can two people with different political ideologies ever find happiness together?
The Santa Trilogy is a planned three-novel set that will explore the true magic and meaning of Christmas. A political thriller meets a romance novel where readers find the answer to an age-old question: which is more powerful, love or politics?
If you’re going through hell, you might as well dance through it.
Braden is a boring finance guy on the run from his ruthless employer. Lyla is an adventurous, free-spirited soul running from her own set of demons. Can these two find happiness together, or will their pasts rip them apart?
Enduring love is forged in fire, and these two are about to put that to the test. The trials and tribulations they face in The Dancing Life is only the beginning of their journey – one that will get more treacherous as the trilogy unfolds. Are they meant to be together, or are they the greatest set of star-crossed lovers since Romeo & Juliet?
The world is going to hell. In 2088, it arrives.
Corporations rose to power after misguided policies and fiscal mismanagement led to a global economic collapse that brought the world to its knees. Order was restored, but the people lost every ounce of personal freedom to do it.
With characters both heroic and deeply flawed, the divergence in perception is what makes this saga so compelling – the journey will challenge your biases and your view of modern society. If freedom is something to be cherished, why don’t more people stand to fight for it?
ASIN : B09ZV9P4TR
Publisher : Warrington Publishing; 1st edition (June 1, 2022)
Publication date : June 1, 2022
Language : English
File size : 2225 KB
Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 363 pages
