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Author Gonçalo J. Nunes Dias continues to weave a fascinating dystopian tale with intriguing twists and turns that will easily captivate the reader’s attention from the beginning. The author paints a political dystopian fiction in a very vivid and convincing way. In addition, the characters are drawn with great credibility and conviction. It’s a fascinating story that will keep you engaged from the first page to the last.
I enjoyed the story, character development, and dialogue. There were plenty of plot twists that I didn’t see coming and that added to the book’s mystique. When I stopped reading to work, I found myself wondering what happened in the book, and replaying parts of the novel in my head to see if I could figure more out. It has been a while since I enjoyed a book this much. It’s a first-class dystopian thriller with perfect pacing. Not much is as it appears here, which is just the way fans of sci-fi, thrillers and suspense will want it.The book description gives a sneak preview: ‘Matthias, a young man living far from his family, is fighting for survival after taking his first few steps away from the family farm into a society that has risen from the ashes… Sara is a young lady, who appears to be fleeing east to escape the claws of an oppressive society…Gustavo, after fifteen years in power, has decided that the time has come to find a successor. However, a surprise from the past may change his plans…The fates of Matthias, Sara and Gustavo are about to collide.’"
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Highly Entertaining. I really enjoyed the first book in this series, and this one was just as good. It really gets you thinking, if society fell apart then you would hope there was someone around like Gustavo Correia to help put things back together. The characters are great, especially Sara Torrado and Matthias Leduc and the adventure they have both set out on. I love a story you can read for hours and completely forget about everything else going on around you, and this is certainly one of those.President Gustavo Correia of the Serrano Empire has been working pretty hard over the last 15 years building a society vastly different from the previous one, before the extra-terrestrials invaded the earth. Unfortunately, there were still people fighting for the old ways like the Aurka Terrorist Group. Matthias Leduc was now old enough that he wanted to get away from the farm and get a job hopefully with the police, but more importantly he really wanted a girlfriend and so far, there weren’t any knocking down his front door. Sara Torrado was on a mission, and she’s not quite sure if she’s up for the task after her master leaves her on her own. Even though she’s had the training, Sara doesn’t really know who or what she might run into. There are some dangerous people around that don’t care about the rules. This book is full of adventure and intrigue, and I’d love to see a continuation of this fabulous story in the future. 5/5 Star Rating.
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"Portuguese born Gonçalo J. Nunes Dias graduated in Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco. He lives today in the Basque Country, Spain and on his social media listing addresses himself and an author, ornithologist and a cork tree expert! THE GOOD DICTATOR Trilogy is his literary debut – and this second installment in that series – The Expansion – proves that the promises apparent in Volume 1 continue to honor his talent. The translation from the Portuguese is by Rachel Thomas."All the review here:
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