The Coppersmith
Topheth
Puzzle – coming soon
Jonathan Munro Adventures:
(This is a Christian Action Adventure series with
a focus on archaeology and ancient languages.)
The Lost Scrolls
The Elixir of Life
The Music of the Spheres – coming soon
New World Order:
(A Young Adult Dystopian series about escaping
an oppressive bureaucratic system of death.)
Turning
Anarchy – coming soon
The Dragon’s Eye Cycle:
(A “Sword and Sorcery” fantasy series about an ex-Sheriff who relies
on forensics to investigate murders rather than relying on magick.)
Eye of Darkness
The Blood-Eaters’ Coven – coming soon
Spilled Milk
(An anti-hero thriller about father-turned- domestic
terrorist who battles government corruption. Badly.)
Spilled Milk
A Glass Half-Empty
A Glass Half-Full – coming soon
Descent
(A tale about alien abductions and government cover-up.)
Nicholas
(An origin story of Saint Nicholas, combining history with legend.)
The Wizard of the Sky Pirates – coming soon
(A teen story about—yup, you guessed it—wizards and sky pirates.)
The Issachar Initiative
(A series about a secretive agency that assists the government
in addressing world events that have apocalyptic overtones.)
Rock of Ages – coming soon
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Author’s Note:
Announcing that you’ve written a book about assassinating the President is about like telling people you’re a card-carrying member of the tinfoil-hat brigade. People look at you, raise an eyebrow, and politely enquire about black helicopters hovering over your house and dark Crown Victorias parked on your street. Personally, I think the Secret Service and other federal agencies have a lot better things to do with their time than fret about the motivations behind a work of fiction, but since the eyebrows do rise and the questions get asked more often than not, allow me to take this moment and set such concerns to rest.
Firstly, I do not want to kill the President. Neither do I want anyone else to do it, either. I am a patriot. I love my country, and I believe our problems should be resolved by the ballot box rather than the barrel of a gun, no matter who is elected.
Nevertheless, it is the job of a fiction writer to ask, “What if?” Given the dramatic tensions that exist in these United States today, I cannot help but wonder what would happen if someone did assassinate the President.
“Only a horizon ringed about with myths,” wrote Nietzsche, “can unify a culture.” The myths that once surrounded us have been worn away by time and natural pressure, as well as by a willful forgetting and a deliberate obfuscation of what makes America, America. We are divided along more fracture points today than at any time previous in our history, including the Civil War.
I don’t think it would take much to push us over the edge into armed conflict. Therefore, Jefferson’s Road is written as a warning about what may well happen if we don’t find a way to resolve our differences peacefully. In that spirit, I offer it to you.
- Michael J. Scott
Acknowledgements:
Many authors have mentioned elsewhere how a novel is truly a collaborative effort, and this work is no exception.
Numerous individuals with tremendous gifts of their own and what is probably a misguided faith in me as a writer have made significant contributions to this book, and they deserve mention.
Firstly, I want to thank my fellow writers at the Wednesday Night class at Webster Public Library for their encouragement, patience, skill, and eagerness to hear what happens next. Notably, of course, is our fearless leader – Paul. But no less significant are the group members who were so encouraging to this Johnnie-come-lately who wandered into their meeting so many months ago: Bonnie, Art, Peter (thanks for the rides!), Joe, Roz, Willow, and Blanca, as well as all the others who’ve meandered in and out during my sojourn among you. I also want to acknowledge my good friend Linda Yezak, who edited the manuscript from afar, as well as the entire crew at ChristianWriters.com for their continual support and encouragement.
Police officer Dan Petit deserves special mention for his patience at all my odd questions about snipers, assault rifles, bullet-proof glass, interrogation techniques and how a DUI checkpoint is conducted.
I think it worth mentioning all the various talk-radio hosts and news commentators who’ve unwittingly contributed as well—including, of course, the great Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, Fred Thompson (who should’ve won the nomination, IMHO), Michael Savage, Sean Hannity, Matt Drudge, Ann Coulter, Molotov Mitchell, Joseph Farrah, and David Kupelian—as well as all the writers at the Drudge Report and World Net Daily for keeping me informed—and for standing to a man (and woman) against the idea of using violence to achieve political ends.
Thanks also to the Tea-Partiers for rising up against the statist tide. The Tea Party phenomena nearly threw a major wrench into my plotline, but I’d rather have Americans in the real world defending the Constitution the right way than see such frustration build to the point where someone, much like Martin, takes matters into his or her own hands.
My wife and children deserve special praise. It hasn’t been easy living with Dad when he’s wanting to write (I get grumpy), and they’ve been very patient.
Finally, I want to mention my friend Glen for all those nights chatting about religion, politics and other inappropriate topics for polite conversation around your kitchen table so many years ago. Thank you for your service to our country. I’m dedicating this book to you, my friend. I haven’t forgotten. I hope the nightmares have ceased.
- Michael J. Scott, 2010
About the Author
Michael J. Scott is passionate about the Bible, the Declaration of Independence, and the United States Constitution. He is a lover of freedom and the rights of men, and is more interested in being truthful with a bias toward action than in being nice, but that does not mean he is unkind.
He writes fiction that doesn't shy away from hard questions or dicey situations. He treats his characters like real people with real flaws who sometimes do wrong and stupid things—especially when they're trying to do the right thing.
His interests range from the erosion of the American family, socio-political unrest in the U.S. that threatens to break into civil war, UFO's, adventures in Biblical and Christian archaeology, dystopias, sword and sorcery fantasy, to getting inside the mind of a serial killer.
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