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Killing the Eagle Foreword This is the third and final book in The New Madrid Trilogy. It is closure to a writing endeavor I undertook beginning in May of 1993, when the American economy was in much better shape, gas was $1.09 a gallon, Global Warming was an unfamiliar term, and terrorism inside the borders of the United States was of little concern. Since those wonderfully naïve' days, gasoline prices have quadrupled, the well-being and stability of our planet's weather is a major concern, the reality of religious fanatics bringing death by using weapons of mass destruction stares us in the face daily, and political instability brought about by the world's superpowers being knocked off their thrones brings uncertainty to our children's future. This novel, as well as the first two in the series, is about what may happen if Mankind continues to ignore the messages being sent us by Higher Powers… whether the source is Mother Earth, some Supreme Deity, Aliens watching us from afar, or a combination of any or all of those. Or, it could be that extreme weather patterns, earthquakes, tsunamis and other disasters we're witnessing are just part of a normal Earth change, including the political shifts in world power. Indeed, there may be nothing at all to be concerned about. Mother Earth has passively watched as the great powers of each age rose to a pinnacle, then fell into the abyss of history. We may never really know how long Man has been on Earth, because it's always under debate. Those dates seem to change with each generation, depending on who you believe. But we have evidence the Egyptians, then the Greeks, then the Romans, were vast civilizations that all sat at the pinnacle of power during their heyday. But each one, in turn, eventually failed and was superceded by yet another superpower. In studying those societies, one thing becomes fairly clear; That power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. There is a lesson in history that perhaps the United States government should heed. While it's true the Romans were a great and powerful warring nation, it forced its will upon people who continually resisted being conquered. And eventually, that resistance wore down the society, as it crumbled from crime and chaos within. Perhaps a better course for a superpower would be to live and let live, and observe the Golden Rule… Instead of rushing headlong into the historical abyss that has been the grave of other great societies. Time will, indeed, tell. Hopefully, historians a thousand years from now will look back on this age as a glorious time to be alive - The Internet, the automobile, medical breakthroughs, an understanding of science growing at the speed of light. We can only hope that we get a grip on the negative impact Mankind is now having on the planet, or perhaps the historians a thousand years from now will never exist. I must apologize in advance if you're about to open chapter 1 of this novel without reading the first two books in the series, A Matter of Timing and The Cataclysm Scroll. There are characters throughout all three novels that are referenced here, and I may not have spent sufficient time in describing each character. It is not in an effort to sell books, but out of respect for those who have read the series, and in their best interest that redundancy has been avoided where possible. ^ back to top ^ |