2103 - Act 1

By: Drew Avera

Narrated by: Al Kessel

It's the year 2103. Fifty-three years after the second American Civil War, the landscape of a once great nation is in shambles. The United States is no more and is now broken into three separate countries; The American Union, The Confederate States of America, and the California Republic. The American Union is in a constant state of Martial Law due to rioting by a group of protestors known as "Outliers". They fight against the oppressive laws decreed by President Caleb Fulton, but all is not what it seems. The man they know as President Fulton is an actor named Stephen O'Neil who is being held captive by an administration that has been in power for more than 20 years.

After their plan to have the protestors killed in a tragedy dubbed "The Chicago Massacre", the American Union's capital is in upheaval and reeling over the deaths as more troops hit the ground to secure order. But the massacre is nothing more than a giant act of smoke and mirrors. There is an agenda at play that once it has begun, will have a devastating effect on the entire world.

Told from multiple points of view, in brief glimpses of a character's life, 2103 is a story about corruption, greed, and the human will to survive. For those who love dystopian, speculative fiction. Take a journey into the "land of the free and the home of the brave" after everything falls apart.

©2014 Drew Alexander Avera (P)2014 Drew Alexander Avera

Amazing Story of a Dystopian America

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Interesting story told from multiple points of views that keeps you glued to the story with a diverse cast of characters as told by the narrator, who literally brings it all to life. Very scary take on a futuristic world, and kept my interest right to the end.

Engrossing and Entertaining

From the first well crafted (and well voiced) word I was a captive of the narrative. No background filling, do other tasks while half listening for me. I was transfixed and transported to every location and could quite literally see through the character`s eyes. If part two is half what part one was I will be overjoyed to receive it!

Interesting!

I really like this. It was different. Imagine the concept of another civil war in the future then breaking off into the three separate entities. This was an interesting listen and I hope to hear more from Drew Avera. Al Kessel did a phenomenal job with all the characters in this story. Impressive. My favorite was PM Leonard. They were all great.
I received this audiobook foc in exchange for an unbiased review.

Wow. Different.

More like a dark political satire! I enjoyed this with its twist of surprise. Very dark, very good.
It could also be a conspiracy theorist wet dream! Uniquely done. Its a novella and a cliff hanger. I definitely want more!!! I wish this would of been a novel with all the details. It would be a great novel!
The narration was good. The bad guy sounded as creepy as he was in the story! He gave me the chills. The other characters were distinguishable from one another and their voices fit their personalities.
Good listen! Glad I had the opportunity! This is my review via a promotional copy.

Different Perspectives

The plot of this book was unique. The story related a dystopian future in which America has had a second civil war which resulted in three different ruling factions. There were several characters, and each section was a different perspective depending on which character was the focus. The issue for me was that there was no character that I liked. Each character had their own agenda and some of their actions were reprehensible. Even though some of the characters excused their actions by rationalizing that they were working for the good of their government, it didn't make them more acceptable. I had to pay attention to the story so that I knew which character was the focus of that section. Al Kessel's narration was great as he provided a different voice for the various characters which helped to separate them as I was listening to the audiobook. I was given a free copy of the audiobook, and I have voluntarily posted this review.