Buy FREE the BEAR Book by CD Spensley - Bookswagon
close menu
Bookswagon
search
My Account
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
Home > Fiction and Literature Books > Science fiction books > FREE the BEAR: A Chronicle of Secession(1 Free the Bear)
FREE the BEAR: A Chronicle of Secession(1 Free the Bear)

FREE the BEAR: A Chronicle of Secession(1 Free the Bear)


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

What if six months after the 2016 election, California secedes from the union and promptly releases the Jerry Garcia virus on the Pentagon, appropriating the U.S. nuclear arsenal? Oops! Somebody's been asleep at the wheel for years, because California is now three decades ahead of the Feds technologically on land, sea, air, and even in space. This is not Calexit. This is FREE THE BEAR! In this first installment of speculative fiction meets literary fiction, utopian ideas lead, artificial intelligence advises, and human foibles continue to mess things up. The story plays out against a backdrop of U.S. treachery and the current direction the world is headed. An ingenious chaos theorist and his team of Silicon Valley scientists withhold key discoveries from the Feds, aided by an ally that nobody saw coming. What? An AI that meditates? The fledging nation wages a bloodless secession, while a million gamers direct roving, benevolent telefactors (aka drones) to keep the Feds at bay. Quirky "Happy Camps" delight captured U.S. soldiers with a taste of California life. ("Please don't send me back to the Feds!") Utopia? Dystopia? You decide. This science fiction tale will have even the most cynical U.S. citizens waving their Free the Bear flag! http: //freethebearbook.com

About the Author :
CD Spensley is a pen name for the writing team of Catherine and David Spensley, living and working in San Francisco. Both are published authors in other genres ---- Catherine (LCSW) in social work and mental health and David (MFA) in contemporary art theory. The authors spend many hours hiking the trails on Mt. Tamalpais, north of San Francisco, where much of Free the Bear! takes place.

Review :
"Free the Bear! is a fascinating and richly detailed glimpse into a near future that might be upon us sooner than we realize. The novel is full of complex, well-rounded characters, from the Chinese martial artist and Zen student who initiates the secession to the quirky cast of youthful gamers who are its non-violent army. The evocation of the Independent Free Republic of California (IFROC) makes the speculative scenario realistic and absorbing. Free the Bear! is both provocative and a great fun read!" - Stephen Billias, author of The American Book of the Dead and Quest for the 36 "CD Spensley's Free the Bear! is an especially timely work of speculative fiction for the age of Trump. A novel of ideas - the creation of a self-aware Artificial Intelligence from glowing tropical fish and human neurons; a rebellion of a million gamers and one philosopher; a twenty year plot to withhold key science from the Federal government; the dream of a genuinely peaceful succession of California from the Union - all dreams on the cusp of reality until triggered by the national emergency created by the election of Donald Trump. Free the Bear is a rousing adventure story and a cautionary tale of the unintended consequences of utopian dreams." - Michael Alenyikov, author of the award-winning novel, Ivan and Misha "An AI's exponential growth, brilliant minds steeped in both science and spirituality, and the Bay Area's frustrated youth - these are the seeds of California's independence. Free the Bear is a fun and smart look not only at how it could happen, but also at how the movement creates its own myths along the way." - Jeff Liss, author of The Second Pact "Wildly ingenious, Free the Bear follows in the hallowed footsteps of Ernest Callenbach's 40-year old Ecotopia, but in the new breakaway nation posited by CD Spensley's fictional West Coast exit-plan, it's tech geeks who run the show. Might we have here a revenge of the coders and gamers scenario...or is this update on the utopian/dystopian genre a cautionary exposé of idealism gone astray? Either way, this rocking anti-gov- and sci-fi-flavored adventure could not be more timely, as real secessionist movements rear up across the globe and the US Feds threaten Blue State values. This engrossing novel regales the imagination with thought-provoking what-ifs." - Mindela Ruby, author of the novel Mosh It Up "Believable science, fast pacing, an Ender's-Game-styled teen gamer-gang, and a tank of fish so smart it hurts. What's not to love? This fun, sharply plotted romp through the California zeitgeist is a fever dream where the nightmare of our current political fate finds an escape for the enlightened. CD Spensley has done their homework and the well paced, character driven tale hits all the right notes; near future AI technology, a corrupt federal government, the political long game the right wingers specialize in, the Marin County dirt biker mentality of ride hard and take no prisoners (but if you do take prisoners house them in a Lake Tahoe resort they're loath to leave)." - P. Honan Keeley, author of Strong Box


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780999467817
  • Publisher: David Spensley
  • Publisher Imprint: David Spensley
  • Height: 203 mm
  • No of Pages: 216
  • Series Title: 1 Free the Bear
  • Sub Title: A Chronicle of Secession
  • Width: 133 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0999467816
  • Publisher Date: 18 Apr 2018
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 304 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
FREE the BEAR: A Chronicle of Secession(1 Free the Bear)
David Spensley -
FREE the BEAR: A Chronicle of Secession(1 Free the Bear)
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

FREE the BEAR: A Chronicle of Secession(1 Free the Bear)

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!