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That having been said, prayers for the assassin is topically and. Download prayers for the assassin audiobook by robert. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. This book is a bit different from ferrignos other books and im not sure that it should be anyones introduction to his writing. The story is set in 2040, after economic strife and a pair of nuclear attacks have led to civil war, causing the united states to split into two hostile and competing nations. Prayers for the assassin by robert ferrigno 397 pages. See all 19 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Its always risky when an established writer jumps the comfort zone, forsaking familiar terrain to try something new. Oct 31, 2006 buy prayers for the assassin reprint by ferrigno, robert isbn. Jan 01, 2006 this book is a bit different from ferrignos other books and im not sure that it should be anyones introduction to his writing. Feb 20, 2006 robert ferrigno s prayers for the assassin is a futuristic fantasy that puts an orwellian nation, the islamic republic, where the united states of america used to be.
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Ferrigno can read like raymond chandler on speed, with pages turning and adrenaline pretty high throughout. Now, falling resoundingly on the positive side is robert ferrignos latest novel, prayers for the assassin, a work of significant reach that reads like historical documentation, with a novels dramatic flair. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Sharp and wildly entertaining cover to cover chicago suntimes, prayers for the assassin is an unputdownable political thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Ive written twelve novels in the last twenty years, most crime thrillers. In the second book of ferrignos spectacular assassin trilogy, rakk. Prayers for the assassin by robert ferrigno signed first edition book see all titles by robert ferrigno. Buy prayers for the assassin reprint by ferrigno, robert isbn.
The book s premise ups the domestic ante considerably. Books by robert ferrigno author of prayers for the assassin. Robert ferrigno is an american author of crime novels and of speculative fiction. The audacity of this novels premise an islamic america may cause discomfort in some readers, but thats a good thing.
Robert ferrigno born 1947 is an american author of crime novels and of speculative fiction. Prayers for the assassin by robert ferrigno books the. Prayers for the assassin assassin, book 1 by robert ferrigno book cover, description, publication history. Feb 16, 2006 prayers for the assassin by robert ferrigno 397 pages. James flint despairs at robert ferrignos prayers for the assassin, a fanciful take on the war on terror.
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Norco 80 tells the story of how five heavily armed young men led by an apocalyptic bornagain christian attempted a bank robbery that turned into one of the most violent criminal events in us history, forever changing the face of american law enforcement. In ferrignos neoorwellian world, mount rushmore has disappeared, lax has become bin laden international, and midday prayers interrupt the super bowl. Prayers for the assassin by robert ferrigno signed first. Prayers for the assassin ebook by robert ferrigno official.
Prayers marks a departure for ferrigno, whose previous books focused on life in contemporary southern california. Prayers for the assassin assassin trilogy by robert. Part action thriller and part courtroom drama, norco 80 transports the listener back to the southern california of the 1970s, an era. Biologically enhanced combatants beat the stuffing out of each other in a race to recover secret weapons buried in the final days of the good old u. Robert ferrignos prayers for the assassin is a futuristic fantasy that puts an orwellian nation, the islamic republic, where the united states of america used to be. Ferrigno, always a competent writer, has really hit his stride with his past three novels, including the shamusnominated the wakeup. Prayers for the assassin is a political thriller, and a work of speculative fiction, written by american crime writer robert ferrigno. The audacity of this novels premise an islamic america may. New york and washington, dc are nuclear wastelands. Now, falling resoundingly on the positive side is robert ferrigno s latest novel, prayers for the assassin, a work of significant reach that reads like historical documentation, with a novels dramatic flair.