S. D. Maric
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S.D. Maric is a newly-published writer out of Calgary, Alberta. When not writing, he enjoys hikes, strategy games, any topic in history or STEM, and enormous bowls of soup.
S.D. Maric is a newly-published writer out of Calgary, Alberta. When not writing, he enjoys hikes, strategy games, any topic in history or STEM, and enormous bowls of soup.
His debut novel, Patriots & Phantoms, is out now. His second novel, Cities of Ash & Gold is available on Amazon.
His debut novel, Patriots & Phantoms, is out now. His second novel, Cities of Ash & Gold is available on Amazon.
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When ideology demands that history be a "march of progress", there is no limit to what will be placed upon the altar.
When ideology demands that history be a "march of progress", there is no limit to what will be placed upon the altar.
New York journalist Julian Conran is an invited guest of the Black Rose Party -- the reclusive, autocratic, radical organization that rules the small Mediterranean island of San Malco in 1928. He is the first "outsider" to have this unique honor.
The Black Rose is a strange animal. Consisting of exiles, mercenaries, criminals, artists, "free thinkers" and self-proclaimed "revolutionaries" of all political stripes, it is a pastiche of the radicalism of 1920s Europe.
As Conran attends state functions, elaborate performances and bombastic speeches, he is drawn deeper into the layers of the island's ruling political party and everyday society. He soon discovers that "Comandante" Alfredo Rossi (the man at the very top) considers his political experiment to be the genesis of a fundamentally new type of civilization. More vitally, the ordinary people Conran has befriended here are in mortal danger, and he might be their only source of help.
WHAT DOES FREEDOM, STATE POWER AND NATIONAL SECURITY LOOK LIKE ONCE THE HUMAN MIND IS REDUCED TO AN ALGORITHM?
The dust is still settling in America after the Second Civil War. The country (what’s left of it) is a fractured, tribal mess. The Patriot Party rules a patchwork of military districts across 44 remaining states while the American overseas empire slowly crumbles as it faces off against the ascendant and hostile Eurasian Defense Pact. Lieutenant George Novak (an intel analyst and head of a Pentagon “kill team”) is tasked with hunting down the agents and operatives (foreign and domestic) who crippled America years earlier.
As these events churn, the world is on the verge of something even bigger. A new revolution is taking shape as neural interfacing technology promises to fundamentally change what it means to be human. Visionary Dr. Ruby Monroe heads a New York neurotech firm at the forefront of this wave. It’s more than just business for her — it’s the post-ideological future of human civilization. She soon attracts the attention of foreign interests.
As international tensions continue to rise, Novak’s team tracks down a major fugitive, bringing matters to a boil and unleashing forces that none of the players involved (Monroe herself included) fully understand.
Patriots & Phantoms is out December 19, 2023!
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