The Republic is the first book in The Republic series by Jon Jacobs. It is the story of the Sarantakos family. In a time when all of America’s social ills have been “cured” and all are free. Unfortunately, it is all a façade. Paul and Rose Sarantakos are wealthy entrepreneurs when they are captured, drugged, and forced to sign over their fortune to the Social Order Administration as the government is in desperate need for revenue. Their son, Rand, is a scientific genius with degrees in physics, math, and electronics engineering. He soon becomes an enemy of the state as his discoveries terrify the SOA and threaten to expose the truth. The government soon sets out to eliminate Rand and his research and the family finds themselves on the run for their lives.
The Republic is a dystopian cautionary tale as what happens when the government takes too much control. The story was a bit hard to read as it had so many chapters as well as the subject matter hits close to home as our country seems to be heading in this country and many fighting to keep it from happening. Despite the dystopian theme and the risk to their lives, the main characters still acted and spoke as if life should go on as normal. For example, as their lives are being torn apart, Paul urges his son to attend school as planned. A government university? The same government just coerced you to hand over all of your wealth?! It didn’t fit with the rest of the story. However, if you enjoy dystopian political thrillers, I highly recommend The Republic.
The Republic
is available in eBook
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