PRAISE FOR A MORE PERFECT UNION
"A More Perfect Union is a thriller that sizzles with power from its opening lines."
"Elliott Light does a fine job of evolving a host of special interests on all sides which buffet Scott's resolve and test his loyalty. The intrigue is nicely developed, characters are full-bodied and realistic, and the pace is fast enough to keep readers engaged without moving so swiftly that they become lost. Issues surrounding Founding Father intentions, modern interpretations of law and Constitutional power will especially delight political thriller readers who like depth and thought-provoking insights in their stories. A More Perfect Union's ability to build intrigue alongside reflective questions about the interpretation of American power and freedom makes for a winning combination that will delight readers looking for
immersive, engaging reads."
- Midwest Review
"Fast-paced, thought-provoking, impossible to put down...I'm already eager for the sequel."
"A More Perfect Union is a timely and gripping political thriller that feels uncomfortably close to home. The novel takes today's political divisions and institutional tensions and projects them forward, revealing the very real and unsettling consequences of continuing down our current path..."
- Marilyn Tibursky
"Elliott Light has created a chilling tale about American Democracy."
"A More Perfect Union is based on the misplaced belief by the Founding Fathers that those entrusted to govern by the people and for the people would be honest and loyal to their Constitutional oath. When striving to keep democracy and formation of a more perfect union are subsumed by politicians' pursuit of power, control, and domination, government cannot be relied upon to practice fairness or to care about the governed. And, what happens when Artificial Intelligence is added to the group of presidential advisors? Who is governing now? Are democracy and fairness still goals for those in power? Is democracy worth fighting for? By whom and by what methods? Challenging questions raised in this first part of a thrilling political trilogy."
- Dr. Sandy Stahl, Assistant Provost for Student Life; Senior Lecturer in Women's and Gender Studies (Ret.)
Endorsement
"A gifted novelist might be able to imagine a plausible scenario set in 2028, when the same powers that should be investigating a violent plot to stop the presidential election have long ago pardoned the perpetrators. It would help if that novelist were also a lawyer with a keen sense of history and an engineer with patents who knows how drones are built and programmed. Elliott D. Light is that novelist. His new national security thriller, A More Perfect Union, takes us through catastrophes we have already experienced to others that reasonably could lie ahead..."
Susan Ford Wiltshire, Professor of Classics, Emerita, Vanderbilt Univ. Author of Greece, Rome, and The Bill of Rights
