I have previously reviewed The Place To Stand, a thriller by Robert Lukens about a group of successful business people who are targeted by the government because of their success.  Instead of succumbing, they found their own country, Soverindi, and make it a success.

Robert has now written a new libertarian novel, A Most Sacred Right.  It is a book for today’s times – when government is the problem rather than the solution, and people yearn for truth and freedom.  Read on for the rest of my review.

Firstly, both novels are available for free download or reading online at the Soverindi.com website.

In summary, the story starts with several Americans – some libertarian activists, a college professor, a recent business graduate and an environmentalist who are brought together to form a free state as they realise that the government is taking away their freedom.  They decide to make Mississippi a state of freedom, despite encountering strong opposition at every turn from corrupt politicians and others on the gravy train.

Libertarians want both economic freedom (to enjoy the fruits of your own labour without it being confiscated to prop up a bank that has made bad loans or given away to the undeserving) and personal freedom (a “live and let live” approach that is tolerant of others and does not seek to force an unwanted view on another person).  

This story is about restoring the ideals of the Constitution and the Founding Fathers, but above all, it contrasts the hope and optimism that can come from true freedom against the manipulation, oppression and wastage that comes from government gone wrong.  Its a story for our time.  We live in a time when we are all paying the price for the looting of our economy by some well connected bankers – job losses at companies, people losing their houses and retirement savings, environmental destruction and shallow lives based on greed.  

Government (which causes the problems) yet again represents itself as the saviour.  So how will they achieve this miracle – printing money!  Ordinary people are seeing through the lies and want something more, and this book is a good read because it pulls no punches in showing the two different sides – the prime movers who create wealth and strive for a free and happy life, and the schoolyard bullies and bureaucrats who make their living off the backs of others and need to control everything.  

Whilst US-centric, the principles and story can be enjoyed by anyone.  This book is quite cynical about party politics and the Libertarian Party (which has not polled strongly in recent elections).  The basis of the story is that grass roots change will lead to political change, and working within the system and playing the games won’t get anywhere.  Its hard to think otherwise in a world where Ron Paul was purposely excluded from mainstream media despite the number of people who found his message to be compelling and a beacon of hope.

Hopefully this book will provoke some thinking about the current system, how it is rotten at the core and why it needs to change, and how it can change for the better.

I’d classify A Most Sacred Right as a thriller.  Just because it is free doesn’t mean that it is in any way less than what you’d buy, so don’t dismiss it just because the author is generous enough to let you read it without charge.  It is well written and the story moves along nicely.  Check it out at the Soverindi.com site.

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