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Robert Jackson Bennett's Vigilance is a dark science fiction action parable from an America that has permanently surrendered to gun violence.

The United States. 2030. John McDean executive produces "Vigilance," a reality game show designed to make sure American citizens stay alert to foreign and domestic threats. Shooters are introduced into a "game environment," and the survivors get a cash prize.

The TV audience is not the only one that's watching though, and McDean soon finds out what it's...

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Vigilance Fearlessly Targets America’s Obsession with Violence

Vigilance Fearlessly Targets America’s Obsession with Violence

It’s not particularly daring to suggest that America is a nation obsessed with violence. The more we debate the impact of the brutality we witness on TV, in movies, and in literature, the less we seem willing to act to curb acts of violence in the real world. Robert Jackson Bennett, whose inventive fantasy novel […]
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