First Citizen

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Summary: old book, random author, excelent read
Review: F.C. is an excellent book. When I first got it, I read the whole thing in one day. It's not a best seller, but defenitely worth reading.

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Summary: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire
Review: When I first saw this book, I was skeptical (thought it was some cheap sci-fi drama). After I read it, though, I was amazed. The story has many relationships between the first Roman civil war and a possible pre-21st century America. First Citizen is the story of a man named Granville James Corbin (interesting, since Caesar's real name was Gaius Julius Casearus), and the last days of American democracy. From the nuclear terrorist bombing in Washington that leaves the Speaker of the House in power for fifteen years, to the annexation of Mexico into the United States, to the West versus East civil war that consumes the nation, Citizen is a powerful foresight into an America without freedoms. A modernized, western tale of Caesar and Rome's first emperor, First Citizen is an extraordinarily written book that shows readers the more harrowing side of how America could have become. An excellent read.