The battle between liberty and tyranny is about to light the world on fire…
Award-winning author Mikael Carlson brings the omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation of Orwell’s 1984 and weaves in the twists and turns of Game of Thrones. The Black Swan Event is the action-packed and realistic first novel of this epic speculative fiction saga showing the world’s terrifying dystopian future.
Following a global economic collapse in 2039 that brought governments to their knees, brutal violence and chaos spread across the globe. To fill the power vacuum, giant multinational corporations, backed by wealthy benefactors, seized the reins of power and began governing the masses. Nearly fifty years later, there is no crime, no unemployment, no homelessness, and no war. All that progress came at a price – individual freedom.
People are now cogs in the corporate machine whose sole purpose is to enrich the elite. Every employee is monitored for any hint of subversion and subjected to the harshest penalties for even minor transgressions. Most of the world’s population has accepted this new reality. Not all of them have. The corporations call them “terrorists.” They call themselves humanity’s last, best hope for liberty.
A great struggle erupts, and the long-forgotten meaning of freedom hangs in the balance. Filled with gritty characters who are not all good or all despicable, prepare for a roller-coaster ride of unexpected twists and dramatic events. When the two sides clash, which side will you choose?
