Kingdom of Fear

Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Century

By: Hunter S. Thompson

Narrated by: Scott Sowers

Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson penned groundbreaking works as outrageous - and provocative - as the author himself. His memoir Kingdom of Fear provides compelling insight into his life and literary output.

©2003 Hunter S. Thompson (P)2012 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

“He amuses; he frightens; he flirts with doom. His achievement is substantial.” ( Washington Post)

Twisted tales of a Gonzo Journalist.

Loved hearing Hunter's vicious dissection of American politics. He is sorely missed. As always excellent narration.

We need a HST of this generation

I mean what is there to say, if you're reading this you already realize the impact HST made. Well, we seem to be back to square one. We lost! Now , the great USA is not a high-school small city football rivalry. Like more wacko people seem to buy into. You are not either a conservative or a liberal. So stop it. Your both in most cases, or maybe neither. Still if your an American, HST will help you to stop drinking that awful drink everyone keeps feeding you- bring you back into the fold of reality that we are not one of two sides but a massive area of gray rooting both teams in some shape. He called it back in the 2000's and wisdom can't be taught. Perhaps you will get there a bit quicker however, if you listen to real fuc**ng journalism and change your homeroom ra-ra channel off for a couple days.

incredible

one of my favorite books by HST. THE RAMBLING of this human is what is so needed today. Great narration.

masterful, urgent and very funny!

is a Awesome read, very digestible, it will grab you from the get-go and take you on a very twisted, adrenalin filled trip through the author's life while making occasional pit stops that turn into hilarious side stories.

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride!

“There is no shortage of dangerous gibberish in the classrooms and courts of this nation. Weird myths and queer legends are coins of the realm in our culture, like passwords or keys to survival. Not even a monster with rabies would send his child off to school with a heart full of hate for Santa Claus or Jesus or the Tooth Fairy. That would not be fair to the child. He (or she) would be shunned & despised like a Leper by his classmates & even his teachers, and he will not come home with good report cards. He will soon turn to wearing black raincoats & making ominous jokes about Pipe Bombs.

Weird behavior is natural in smart children, just as curiosity is to a kitten. I was no stranger to it myself, as a youth growing up in Kentucky. I had a keen appetite for adventure, which soon led me into a maze of complex behavioral experiments that my parents found hard to explain. I was a popular boy, with acceptable grades & a vaguely promising future, but I was cursed with a dark sense of humor that made many adults afraid of me, for reasons they couldn’t quite put their fingers on. . . .”

Enough said.