Land of the Free? — Terry Jessup

"I guess I hit him too hard, Missy. Well, I'm tired of waitin'. I'm gonna have me some of you. When he wakes up, I'll have me some more. I just hope you're as good as your momma was." ***** Welcome to the future. Imagine a society in which government is run by a tyrannical regime that controls all social and economic ac-tivity. There are two classes of people: the haves (Party Members) and the have-nots (non-Party Members). This is the world into which 4716262 is born. When the Party separates the ten-year-old from his twin sister, he promises to res-cue her one day. Seven years later, he becomes privy to a long lost journal that describes how a burgeoning government usurped ba-sic rights such as freedom and privacy from its citizens. With the assistance of a high-ranking Party Member, he escapes to a far western land that is not controlled by the Party. Somehow, he survives a bitter winter before he is seriously wound-ed by a band of marauders and nursed back to health by a village people that live a life of simplicity. He is adopted by the small commu-nity and falls in love with the head-strong daughter of the village chief. He is happier than he has ever been in his life, but he cannot forget his promise. Will his crusade to liber-ate his sister lead to the demise of an evil regime and a second chance for mankind, or is the human race doomed forever?