Out of Crisis
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- Author：Richard Caldwell
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Summary
In the not-too-distant future， a radical new movement is poised to disrupt the corrupt two-party political system that has held power in the United States since the 1800s。 Politically left of conservative and right of liberal， the new Centrist Party pins its hope for a better future on presidential candidate David Stakley， the former US secretary of state。 As David assumes center stage with determination， intelligence， and humility， another kind of disruption rumbles deep below the earth's surface。
In Yellowstone National Park， one of the world's two supervolcanoes awakens with an explosive roar from a fitful 640，000-year sleep。
Through the eyes of several different players， author Richard Caldwell weaves a political/natural-disaster thriller around the collision of events that will reshape the physical and sociopolitical landscapes of the United States and North America forever。
In Yellowstone National Park， one of the world's two supervolcanoes awakens with an explosive roar from a fitful 640，000-year sleep。
Through the eyes of several different players， author Richard Caldwell weaves a political/natural-disaster thriller around the collision of events that will reshape the physical and sociopolitical landscapes of the United States and North America forever。
Reviews
Kristy Johnston
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A “political/natural-disaster thriller” centered around the eruption of Yellowstone？ As an action/adventure reader and geologist， I thought， sign me up。 Unfortunately， I don’t think I was the target audience for this book。 As an independent voter， I was interested in the idea of a “centrist party”， though immediately suspicious when it turned out to be the plan of a bunch of primarily male extremely rich， misogynistic philanthropists who like to humbly brag on each other with saccharine complime A “political/natural-disaster thriller” centered around the eruption of Yellowstone？ As an action/adventure reader and geologist， I thought， sign me up。 Unfortunately， I don’t think I was the target audience for this book。 As an independent voter， I was interested in the idea of a “centrist party”， though immediately suspicious when it turned out to be the plan of a bunch of primarily male extremely rich， misogynistic philanthropists who like to humbly brag on each other with saccharine compliments ad nauseum， eat fancy meals and fly their potential candidates around in private helicopters， while planning to railroad their agenda through like every other elitist group of powerful people in the world。 While there was a loose tie-in to the Yellowstone part of the story that you’ll eventually see coming， the political story had nothing to do with what could have been a decent B disaster book featuring Yellowstone with some editing to unstiffen the dialogue。Thank you to Netgalley for the free copy provided for an honest review。 。。。more
Richard Caldwell
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Perfectly timed political， social， natural disaster thriller。
Stanley McShane
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Read his full review on Rosepoint Publishing。This book looks at three potential crises enveloping the United States at once。 The end result is a complete change in the fabric of life on planet earth。 Sub-plots are developed to add drama and authenticity to the narrative。There is a group who feel the Constitution has holes in it which need to be amended。 The problem is that there has to be a Constitutional Congress to amend the document and this will require ratification by at least 33 states。 C Read his full review on Rosepoint Publishing。This book looks at three potential crises enveloping the United States at once。 The end result is a complete change in the fabric of life on planet earth。 Sub-plots are developed to add drama and authenticity to the narrative。There is a group who feel the Constitution has holes in it which need to be amended。 The problem is that there has to be a Constitutional Congress to amend the document and this will require ratification by at least 33 states。 Chief among the tenets of the proposal is to revise the second amendment and establish procedures for citizenship。A group of entitled individuals get together to change the very fabric of the American electoral process and rights of citizens。 They are highly educated， affluent and privileged。 They begin to groom a candidate to represent them and ostensibly the majority of Americans。 Envision the next eruption of a super volcano such as Yellowstone。 Bubbling under the surface of Eastern Idaho， Southern Montana， and Western Montana is a weak spot in the mantle of the earth。 After nearly 640，000 years the volcano at Yellowstone is awakening。 This book is very entertaining if not frightening。 Growing up in Southern Idaho I saw the extent of the lava flow from Yellowstone。 I found parts of the tale a bit redundant and a little tedious。 Along the way the various plots are intertwined and become a bit aggravating because some of the threads are left hanging。 The novel， however， is entertaining。 4 stars - CE WilliamsFTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary review copy of this book from the author through NetGalley。 These are my honest opinions。 。。。more
Bri
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The story about the volcano is great， It doesn't really have anything to do with the political story though。 The story about a third political party entering the American electoral scene is simply the authors ideal manifesto。 There is no intrigue here， it is his ideas about what needs to be done to the constitution to fix America's problems wrapped up in the idealised new party and perfect candidate。 But it is not a thriller or political intrigue at all。 Two separate stories that are not complet The story about the volcano is great， It doesn't really have anything to do with the political story though。 The story about a third political party entering the American electoral scene is simply the authors ideal manifesto。 There is no intrigue here， it is his ideas about what needs to be done to the constitution to fix America's problems wrapped up in the idealised new party and perfect candidate。 But it is not a thriller or political intrigue at all。 Two separate stories that are not complete and barely connect。 。。。more
Dave
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Thanks to NetGalley for this one。 I don’t know where to start。 The dual premises of the book， the rise of a 3rd party in the US， and the explosion of the Yellowstone caldera， made for two interesting plots。 Unfortunately， those two plots barely met at the end。 And when they did， it was absolutely baffling。 The fate of the family caught battling the disaster at Yellowstone was essentially abandoned 75% of the way through the book。 The fate of the sitting President after a critical episode with hi Thanks to NetGalley for this one。 I don’t know where to start。 The dual premises of the book， the rise of a 3rd party in the US， and the explosion of the Yellowstone caldera， made for two interesting plots。 Unfortunately， those two plots barely met at the end。 And when they did， it was absolutely baffling。 The fate of the family caught battling the disaster at Yellowstone was essentially abandoned 75% of the way through the book。 The fate of the sitting President after a critical episode with his electoral rival was also ignored after the episode was concluded。 And the last chapter was barely connected to either of the main premises。 The writing left a lot to be desired。 The conversations between the main political characters sounded stilted and not at all natural， and the writing in the Yellowstone chapters was， for lack of a better term， sophomoric and bordering on misogynistic。I only finished the book because I was intrigued by the unrelated dual storylines; I was interested to see how they would come together at the end。 I was sorely disappointed。 。。。more
Randal White
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One of the better political thrillers that I have read in quite some time。 A melding of two time lines， one in which a third party candidate is elected President， the other a major eruption of the Yellowstone caldera。 The novel kept me interested in where it was going to go。 The story， for the most part， is somewhat plausible。 Especially the volcano portion。 A little heavy on the political preaching for me， but some may enjoy that part。 Entertaining。
Kerry
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Against the backdrop of a natural catastrophe and gun violence， Richard Caldwell posits a new political direction for the United States – the Centrist Party。 Out of Crisis is an interesting read - the author’s view of what is wrong with today’s American politics。 However， after last year’s election hype and hypocrisy， I found the political discourse more than a bit boring。 Of greater interest to me was the the excellent descriptive writing about the natural catastrophe and its human toll。 For th Against the backdrop of a natural catastrophe and gun violence， Richard Caldwell posits a new political direction for the United States – the Centrist Party。 Out of Crisis is an interesting read - the author’s view of what is wrong with today’s American politics。 However， after last year’s election hype and hypocrisy， I found the political discourse more than a bit boring。 Of greater interest to me was the the excellent descriptive writing about the natural catastrophe and its human toll。 For that alone， this book is a must read。 #OutofCrisis #NetGalley 。。。more
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ARC provided by NetGalley for an Honest Review4。5 StarsWell that was one explosive read， no pun intended。 I was initially interested knowing this was a political thriller combined with the explosion of the Yellowstone super volcano。 I’ve always been both equally fascinated and terrified by the prospect of this evil giant going off in my lifetime。 I’d never given the thought as to how this would coincide with the running of the country and how only a certain type of leader would handle and be ARC provided by NetGalley for an Honest Review4。5 StarsWell that was one explosive read， no pun intended。 I was initially interested knowing this was a political thriller combined with the explosion of the Yellowstone super volcano。 I’ve always been both equally fascinated and terrified by the prospect of this evil giant going off in my lifetime。 I’d never given the thought as to how this would coincide with the running of the country and how only a certain type of leader would handle and be able to handle these extraordinary circumstances。 The author here holds nothing back and tackles both issues in one go。 Before really getting into my review I must say this book will only be so great to those who are extremely open minded and/or of the same mindset of the author。 Staunch republicans， conservatives， those extremely happy with our current government and even many democrats would perhaps wholeheartedly disagree with the stances taken by the position of the president in the book。 I did not have such a problem。 In fact I could not agree more with pretty much every obstacle the author tackles such as healthcare， gun control， creating a new party， and actually creating a real and true government for the people。 More often than not governments are not actually for the people but instead the rich and powerful to whom keep them in power and well funded。 Personally my millennial self has always questioned and hated the concept of only two parties and having to strictly decide between only the two and thus the lesser of two evils。 That’s not a choice if you ask me。The book is told via two time lines。 One takes place two years prior when then Secretary of State Stakley is approached by members of a up and coming （progressive） political party seeking to put Stakley in the Oval Office。 The other timeline takes place immediately prior and during the actual explosion of the volcano。 Honestly I’m pretty blown away by this book and was not expecting to like it so much or for it to take on so many issues at once。 It’s even more mind-blowing and not hard to piece together that unfortunate incidents like this and national tragedies are unfortunately the only things in the US that seem to bring about real prominent change and forward progress for the average people of this country。 I think what made it so much more powerful was the legitimacy of the characters and the honest non selfish ways they wanted to help and bring about change。 It certainly helped that I held many of the same ideals and I would only hope someone so compassionate and dedicated would be our president in a disaster of this magnitude。 This was a truly phenomenal read and I think should the author decide to， there’s enough left open to the possibility of another book and I’d be all for it。 Even living on the east coast I’m terrified of the ramifications of the volcano going off。 It’s effects would be felt around the world and for many years to come。 I doubt we’d really know how long until it happened。 Disasters such as this bring out the worst in people and as we’re already in the middle of a pandemic I don’t think we have the right leadership across the board to keep most of us alive， sane and well during something like this。 Here’s to hoping the pandemic is the worst our generations have to endure because any more and the fabric of the country would seriously be at risk。 If you’ve made it thus far in the review， read this book。 The varying timelines have you in the thick of things at one moment escaping for your life and in the growth stages of a true democracy which are mildly tamer in another。 I can’t recommend this enough。 The no holds barred approach taken by the author gives me hope that others out there do share the same ideals and are not afraid to share them even if only through fiction。。。。for now。 🔥🔥🔥🔥 。。。more
Lisa Konet
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I did not not know I really need to think and so glad I did！ The timeline and events throughout were well paced and kept me reading longer， I had to know how this ended。 This is a work of fiction， but the scariest thing is that the whole book is plausible and believable; makes me shudder。 Very impressed with this from start to finish and the ending， O M G！HIGHLY RECOMMENDED！！ Dystopian？ Yes。 Thriller/suspense？ Heck yes！ You have to read this！Looking forward to more by this author in the future。T I did not not know I really need to think and so glad I did！ The timeline and events throughout were well paced and kept me reading longer， I had to know how this ended。 This is a work of fiction， but the scariest thing is that the whole book is plausible and believable; makes me shudder。 Very impressed with this from start to finish and the ending， O M G！HIGHLY RECOMMENDED！！ Dystopian？ Yes。 Thriller/suspense？ Heck yes！ You have to read this！Looking forward to more by this author in the future。Thanks to Netgalley， Richard Caldwell， and Indigo River Publishing for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Available: 4/13/21 。。。more
Doug Yonce
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Very good mix of thriller， natural disasters， politics， and constitutional law。 Two stories， two years apart are told and they merge in a most satisfactory way。 As the Secretary of State is convinced to run for President as a third-party candidate， his primary goal is to represent the forgotten eighty percent through a new constitutional convention。 Only a national emergency could cause this to happen， and one just happens to happen。 I received an advanced digital copy of this book from NetGalle Very good mix of thriller， natural disasters， politics， and constitutional law。 Two stories， two years apart are told and they merge in a most satisfactory way。 As the Secretary of State is convinced to run for President as a third-party candidate， his primary goal is to represent the forgotten eighty percent through a new constitutional convention。 Only a national emergency could cause this to happen， and one just happens to happen。 I received an advanced digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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