FLYOVER Novel by Douglas Kennedy (Korean Book)
In Flyover, set in 2045, an extreme and populist right has come to power in many formerly democratic countries. By 2034, the United States has split into two new entities: the United Republic and the United Confederacy. The United Republic, emerging from the Democratic Party supporters, claims to be a stronghold of progressive values along the coasts, although it encroaches on citizens' privacy through the use of extensive surveillance, including through tracking and recording chips implanted in all individuals on its territory. In contrast, the United Confederacy, adopting the old Confederate flag and formed by the former Republican Party supporters, operates as a Christian theocracy across the Midwest and the South and bans not only abortion and gender-affirming surgery, but also divorce; offending religious feelings is a cause for the death penalty, often enacted through burning at the stake.
Minneapolis is a semi-neutral territory and a divided city, reminiscent of the divided Berlin of the Cold War era. The war between the intelligence agencies of the two states form a major part of the plot of the novel, and the story follows a Republic spy, Samantha Stengel, who is tasked with assassinating her sister, who is spying for the Confederacy – and whose assignment is to assassinate her.
Minneapolis is a semi-neutral territory and a divided city, reminiscent of the divided Berlin of the Cold War era. The war between the intelligence agencies of the two states form a major part of the plot of the novel, and the story follows a Republic spy, Samantha Stengel, who is tasked with assassinating her sister, who is spying for the Confederacy – and whose assignment is to assassinate her.
Genre: Science fiction Dystopian
Author: Douglas Kennedy
Korean edition
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