Prairie Dogs PPL: A Near-Future Novel

by Cesare F. Rosati

Overview

Eleven days in the year 2012 propel us through the streets and inner offices of Washington, D.C. When an aggressive Washington Post reporter reveals a secret meeting with Supreme Court Justices, the Hennessey Administration’s re-election campaign implodes. Higher ups at Justice and the NSC square off; the all-powerful MICs fight to retain their lucrative control of US satellite launches; and an unexpected player surprises them all. Standing apart from politics, Christopher Brock and his BTP Corporation energize Cesare Rosati’s dramatic glimpse into the near future. A must read from an exciting new author. – Harriet Freiberger, author of Lucien Maxwell, Villain or Visionary

Political intrigue, entrenched military industrialists, judicial chicanery and, of course, the media, rock Washington, DC in the year 2012 when a court decision is handed down in favor of private space launches. The fight is on to keep the status quo, but a small, upstart corporation bursts out of secrecy with a new technology set to leave them all behind. Told in a conversational style, this intriguing blend of political thriller with science fiction provides a fascinating journey into the near future that is not to be missed. – Kathleen Cunningham Guler, author of In the Shadow of Dragons

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015504910
Publisher:	Accede Press
Publication date:	10/08/2012
Series:	The Brock Saga , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	685 KB

About the Author

Cesare F. Rosati was born in Italy in 1946 and immigrated to the U.S. at the age of nine. A graduate of West Point (Class of 1970), he served in the U.S. Army for seven years obtaining a graduate degree in electronics from Stanford University during his service. In 1995 he retired after a career with the US Department of State, where he served as the Head of a US Delegation engaged in classified international negotiations.

In the late 1990s, after nearly forty years of writing poetry, Mr. Rosati turned to novels. Prairie Dogs PPL, first of a five-book series he has planned, was published in 2005 and followed recently by Adriana (SV-1). Readers eagerly await continuation of the Brock family's 'near-future' ventures into outer space and global politics.
However, success with novels has not diminished his love of poetry. In Love & Life, he takes an uncommon perspective on the poetic form. Using animate and inanimate objects to impart his particular brand of advice, the author offers a welcome comic flair to, often confused, teenage boys as they explore the two topics noted in the title - love and life.

When asked if he had not limited his audience by writing a poetry book aimed solely at teenage boys, he replied, "Not necessarily! Think about it. If you were a teenage girl, wouldn't you want to know what teenage boys are being told about you? And, if you are a parent, or grandparent, some of the 'Advisors' in this book might just fit the lessons you'd like to impart, without making you appear to be preaching to your teenager."

Mr. Rosati's unusual collection of 'Advisors' - including, A Bartender, A Father, An Old Pair of Blue Jeans, and A Bra - create an interesting springboard from which to provide some rather sage advice to teenage boys in a format that is both easy to read and entertaining.