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Gallery Books, November 2010
Trade Paperback, 400 pages
ISBN-10: 1439123357
ISBN-13: 9781439123355
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WHEN LANGUAGE IS A CRIME, ONLY THE TRUTH CAN SET YOU FREE. Harper Adams was six years old in 2012 when an act of viral terrorism wiped out one half of the country’s population. Out of the ashes rose a new government, dedicated to maintaining order at any cost. The populace is controlled via government-sanctioned sex and drugs, a brutal police force known as the Blue Coats, and the slate, a mandatory implant that monitors every word a person speaks. To utter a forbidden, Red Listed word is to risk physical punishment or even death. But there are those who resist. Guided by the fabled “Book of Noah,” they are determined to shake the people from their apathy, and are prepared to start a war in the name of freedom. The newest member of this resistance is Harper—a woman driven by memories of a daughter lost, a daughter whose very name was erased by the Red List. And she possesses a power that could make her the underground warriors’ ultimate weapon—or the instrument of their destruction.
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Chapter 1How did you come to write this book?
After 911, I was concerned about many things that were purportedly being done in the name of 'security'. People bought the beautifully marketed idea that to question a thing was unpatriotic. Already, people had begun to blur fact and opinion and the fallout of our national tragedy seemed to throw us into a real trend away from critical thinking. These worries percolated in my noggin for a few weeks, until one day, while I was jogging, the idea of Veracity came into my head, full force. I want readers, in addition to being entertained, to really think about the importance of the word and how it can be used for the ill or the good. How it must be valued and maintained.
"An utterly absorbing and impressive novel of technology, control, and pseudo-morality gone mad. Too close for comfort." -- Greg Bear, New York Times bestselling author
-- Greg Bear, New York Times bestselling author
"A remarkable book, thought-provoking, horrifying, and yet hopeful." -- Elizabeth Moon, New York Times bestselling author of The Speed of Dark
-- Elizabeth Moon, New York Times bestselling author of The Speed of Dark
"Move over, George Orwell. Laura Bynum's Veracity reads like a modern-day 1984 -- disturbing and coercive. This book is so spooky it gets under your skin and lives there, smoldering with fear, mistrust, and wild adventure." -- Jeff Carlson, international bestselling author of Plague Zone
-- Jeff Carlson, international bestselling author of Plague Zone
"A thrilling debut -- part The Handmaid's Tale, part Fahrenheit 451 -- that's as suspenseful as it is thought-provoking. I was hooked from the very first page." -- Larry Beinhart, Edgar Award-winning author of Wag the Dog
-- Larry Beinhart, Edgar Award-winning author of Wag the Dog
Chicago Suburban Newspapers, January 11, 2010
...Over the past 18 months or so, Laura Bynum moved from her native Illinois to Virginia, her grandmother died, she was diagnosed with cancer, and she made a childhood dream come true by selling a novel to a ...
News Gazette, January 10, 2010
...CHAMPAIGN – Like many Americans, Laura Bynum became worried about the direction the country was taking after Sept. 11, 2001. She was concerned about the passage of the Patriot Act and how little debate there had ...
State Journal-Register, January 10, 2010
...Over the past 18 months or so, Laura Bynum moved from her native Illinois to Virginia, her grandmother died, she was diagnosed with cancer, and she made a childhood dream come true by selling a novel to a ...
Charlottesville News Plex, January 4, 2010
...new year is off to an exciting start for the Charlottesville Writer House and one of its members, Laura Bynum. Her first book, 'Veracity' officially goes on the market Tuesday, January 5th, but it almost never got finished. That's because ...
Mania, January 3, 2010
...save the Barque Cats, other animals, and quite possibly the universe as they know it from total destruction. Veracity Laura Bynum (Pocket Hardcover) Harper Adams was six years old in 2012 when an act of viral terrorism wiped out one-half of ...
