by Matthew Bracken
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DOMESTIC ENEMIES: THE RECONQUISTA is a novel set in the near future in the American Southwest, during a period of low-intensity civil war. The action takes place between Texas and California, but the story is mainly centered around New Mexico. Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista is a sequel to Enemies Foreign And Domestic, but it may be enjoyed on its own.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Outstanding and prescient., 2008-10-09
Watch out. Here is first hand knowledge of what to expect from the One Worlders. Don't let this happen, God forbid.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
a polyglot boarding house, 2008-07-05
I don't like novels. I bought this book thinking it was about The Reconquista, about a large part of the USA breaking apart from the USA, I started reading Mr. Matthew Bracken's book and I couldn't put it down. The United States will break apart. Why do you think we have 6 flags over Texas? Maybe someday it will be 7 flags over Texas. Again, I couldn't put the book down! Wonderful. Regards, Keith Renick, Peachtree City, Ga.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Taking On the Quislings, 2008-03-04
Whoooee!! What a bodacious book. Writers of fiction, who write didactically (which Matthew Bracken does in spades), can change the paradigms of history in a big way. And god knows, we need to change the political paradigm of America in a major way. If this novel is read widely, it could be just such a paradigm shifting vehicle. It is a powerful story with very endearing characters, edge-of-your-seat tension, and a fantastic ending. Can hardly wait for the sequel.
Unfortunately because of the despicable PC times we live in, this book will encounter mountains of resistance and calumny from the establishment. But then all contrarian literature has to endure the smear tactics of the orthodoxy it is attacking. I'm sure Bracken is well prepared for it.
That the quislings in control of our federal government are selling the country out regarding the immigration issue is clear by now to all but the blind. If you want to get a glimpse of what lies ahead for us because of how our government is handling the Latin invasion from the south, this book will parcel out a powerful warning to you. Bracken has a fine grasp of the corrupted political, economic, and sociological forces that threaten us as a nation today. And he incorporates this understanding beautifully into the dialogue, the setting, the theme, and the plot of his novel.
In addition, Bracken creates riveting scenes of heart-thumping action and emotional-moral conflicts throughout that come at you like a hailstorm. After the reader meets the heroine, Ranya Bardiwell, in the first few of these scenes, he senses that this is a woman like Mitchell's Scarlett O'Hara and Rand's Dagny Taggart. From a man's point of view, great literature simply must have a strong, captivating female lead. Domestic Enemies: The Reconquista fills the bill admirably.
One caveat: Bracken has the ability, with the way he fashions his prose, to plunge the reader totally into the scene he is describing. You see, hear, feel, and sense vividly where he takes you and what he portrays for you. Some of the scenes are gory and quite explicit. So if you're squeamish, be prepared to grit one's way through a few ghastly rides. The overall message and its ultimate denouement, however, more than make up for these occasional but strongly visceral surprises that ambush the reader.
We live in a watershed era of history today. A series of very dangerous crises are descending upon us that are going to end our world as we know it (such as immigration overload, massive public debt, social security bankruptcy, oil shortages, inflation-stagflation, etc.), all of which have been brought on by the hubris and ideological insanity of our federal government over the past 70 years. Human nature being what it is, the collectivists in Washington will not be able to recognize their heavy-handed connection to the maelstrom of difficulties engulfing us. They will merely react like robots to do what they do best -- suppress, exploit, and propagandize for more federal control over American society. A horrific and illuminating look into what kind of future is coming our way because of this obtuse governmentalism lies within the pages of Matthew Bracken's novel. Read it, and pass it on to all those you care about.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
American Patriot!, 2008-02-23
This latest effort by Matt, DOMESTIC ENEMIES - The RECONQUISTA, (DETR) was a great read. It follows ENEMIES - FOREIGN And DOMESTIC, (EFAD). I found both books to be totally enthralling from start to finish. Having just read EFAD the previous week I had to continue the story. The current story, DETR, continues five years later and has good historical links back to the earlier story line. This story of love, both of Country and of family, is supposed to be fiction, but I have to think - Is it? - Really? Are we presently living the early stages of the story? Is the expanded development of the storyline currently, albeit gradually, coming to pass here in America and the Southwest? Maybe the 'Constitutional Convention' has already taken place. Going back in the book to a quote that caught my attention I think about it again; "In war you either kill, or you are killed. And I am still alive!" Living in the Southwest, and having been in many of the areas in which much of DETR takes place, made it all the easier for me as a reader to be absorbed into the story as an unnoticed observer. Theodore Roosevelt has a short paragraph before the beginning of DETR that you'll want to look at again. It all makes sense in the end.
Both books are written in an easy to read style that kept me going. Enough interesting detail that I know I could recognize the characters if they walked down the street. Actually I think I have already seen some of them. Once I opened the book, sleep was out of the question. I had to follow Ranya in her quest for liberty, freedom, justice and love. It was easy to join her with patriotic empathy during her journey.
Two great books and I highly recommend them both. And I sure hope Matt gets the third book of the trilogy to the printer soon.
American Patriot!, 338LM
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Didn't get there, 2008-01-30
Really wanted to love this book. Couldn't get there.
Unfortunately the author did not create a plausible environment for his heroine to operate within. In addition, the speed in which she was able to infiltrate and gain trust in one of the many villainous organizations did not help the suspension of disbelief.
Having said that, there is much good about the book. Ronya Bardiwell is a well developed character. The gun aspects are excellent. Much of the interaction between the characters is outstanding. It is a fast paced romp.
In the end I was glad I read it and would not dissuade you from doing so. Be prepared for some awkwardness born of an author that reached a bit too far. Still, I suspect that if you are moved to read a book such as this you too will find much to enjoy.
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